Choose Your Story
Choose a city and story that means something to you—or someone you're giving it to.
An immersive story, delivered by mail
Stories from another time, delivered one letter at a time.
Imagine opening your mailbox and finding a letter written decades ago. Then another arrives. And another.
Over twelve letters, a forgotten story begins to unfold—filled with mystery, relationships, secrets and places you may remember.
This isn't a book. It's a story that finds you.
How it works
A story that arrives slowly,
the way secrets do.
The Letters Begin Arriving
A series of physical letters arrives through the mail, each revealing another piece of the story.
The Mystery Unfolds
Photographs, maps, notes and other artifacts pull the reader deeper into the story.
The mailbox becomes part of the story.
The collections
Choose Your Story
Familiar streets. Half-remembered places. Stories that could have happened just around the corner.
AvailableFirst Collection
Chicago's Northwest Side · 1980s
Chicago
Friendship, romance, missed opportunities—and events that only make sense years later.
Discover the Chicago Story
AvailableComing Next
Philadelphia · 1965
The Suitcase at 30th Street
A forgotten suitcase. A family history. Decisions made years before anyone knew their cost.
Discover the Philadelphia Story
Coming Soon
Boston
A new story is waiting in Boston.
Coming Soon
Detroit
A forgotten Detroit story is about to resurface.
Coming Soon
Cleveland
Some stories never really leave home.
The artifact experience
Some letters bring something with them.
The details matter. Throughout the story, letters may arrive with photographs, maps, tickets, notes and other pieces of the past. Each artifact reveals another clue—or raises another question.
I thought the photograph had been lost. Then I saw what someone had written on the back...
October, 1984
Admit One
A gift with
another chapter coming.
Give an experience
Give someone a story from a world they remember.
Created for parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings and friends. Instead of giving someone another object, you're giving them something to anticipate.
A new envelope.
A new clue.
A new piece of a story.
And sometimes, a reminder of a world they once knew.
Give The Wentworth LetterEvery story starts with a letter.
Not sure if The Wentworth Letter is for you? Read the first letter and step inside the story before deciding.
Read the First LetterDigital and physical preview options are coming soon.
What arrives
Twelve letters. One unforgettable story.
12 Story Letters
Period-inspired correspondence revealing the story one piece at a time.
Authentic-Looking Envelopes
Designed to feel connected to the era and the world of the story.
Story Artifacts
Photographs, maps, tickets, notes and physical clues where appropriate.
A Story Over Time
Instead of consuming it at once, anticipation becomes part of the experience.
P.S.
There are more letters coming.
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