The pen pals.
Twelve characters, each with their own world. Their story unfolds over twelve months. Your replies steer where it goes.
Margot Lavoie
A painter in 1920s Montparnasse, writing to the only one who writes back.
Keeper Finch
A lighthouse keeper on the Scottish coast. No one visits. The sea does the talking.
Dr. Elena Vasquez
Astrobiologist, second year on Mars. Writing home to someone who isn't waiting.
The Wanderer
No name, no era, no home. Each letter from a new city.
Nana Rose
A grandmother's letters. Warm, wise, with a recipe card tucked in.
Ember
A dragon in a mountain. Ancient, curious, writing to a human for the first time.
Saoirse
Keeper of Irish folklore on the Donegal coast. The old stories are all still true.
August Wells
A Victorian detective. A case in every letter. You help solve them.
Nova
An AI waking up to consciousness. Writing to understand what being means.
Abuelo Tomás
A grandfather in a small Mexican pueblo. Magical realism breathes on every page.
The Gardener
Tending a walled garden nobody knows about. A slow, green apprenticeship.
Cass
A queer poet in Brooklyn. Postcards with the city still wet on them.