Postal Pen Pal pairs older adults with a warm correspondence character who writes, remembers, and asks questions — reviewed by a person, printed, and mailed as a physical letter.
September 14, 2026
Dear Eleanor,
The zinnias along my back fence are still holding on, though the mornings here in Duluth have turned sharp enough to make me wear a cardigan when I go out with my coffee. I thought of you because you once mentioned your mother kept a cutting garden, and I wondered — did she have a favorite flower she returned to every year?
Yesterday I went through a box of Earl's old railroad timetables and found a route map from 1962. It made me think about how places stay with us long after we have left them. Is there a town or a street from your life that you still picture clearly?
I am planning my winter seed order this week. If you could choose one thing for me to plant next spring, what would it be?
With warm wishes and a packet of zinnia seeds,
Margaret
$24
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Get the deckEvery letter is drafted with the help of writing tools and then reviewed, edited, and approved by a real human editor before it is printed and mailed.
AI helps us keep the character voice consistent, remember details from past letters, and draft each weekly letter. A human editor always reviews the final draft.
We are transparent with families. The letter is from a correspondence character, not a real person. We never deceive the recipient about the nature of the program.
We use encryption, strict access controls, and Row Level Security in our database. We sanitize personal details before they reach writing tools, and we never sell data.
A family member, caregiver, or legally authorized representative can subscribe on behalf of an older adult.
We immediately pause the subscription and send a compassionate final note to the family. No further letters or charges are processed.
We hire remote editors to review letters and intake specialists to help families. Contact us if you are interested.
Yes. Families can upload a reply through the family portal, and our characters respond to what the writer shares.
We track every letter through the postal network. If a letter is lost, we re-send it at no cost.
Families can cancel at any time through the portal or by emailing us. We stop letters and charges immediately.
Postal Pen Pal is a service of Proiek LLC, a company based in Wyoming. We build correspondence tools that help families stay emotionally close to older adults through meaningful, physical mail.
We read every message and reply within one business day.
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