A class or team time capsule
Everyone writes a letter for the same day ten years on. The last day of school, the end of a project, the night the team won. One address for all of them, and they arrive together.
An example
To the whole class, ten years later,
Here is what each of us hoped for. I collected them on the last day, on the back of the seating plan, and I am sending them so that they reach us all at once.
Mia wants to be a vet and live by the sea. Jonas wants to never wear a tie. Sara says she will be running the place, and nobody argued. I wrote that I wanted to still know all of you, which got a laugh, and which I meant.
Whoever reads this first: find the others. That was the whole point.
From the back row, with the window open,
A sample letter. Yours can be three lines or three pages.
When it arrives
The page sets the letter to arrive ten years from today. Agree on one day with the group and set the same day on every letter.
Free up to a year ahead
The lines on this page open in the composer, with the day already set. Nothing is sent until you say so.
What to write
- Agree on the day first. Ten years on from the last day works well.
- Each person writes their own letter, to the group or to themselves.
- Add a photo of everyone. It will matter more than the words.
How it works
Write it
Start from the lines on this page or from a blank sheet. Add a photo, a recording, a file if you like.
Pick the day
Up to a year ahead is free. Further ahead costs one credit, and a paper letter can go up to a hundred years.
We keep it
Your letter is encrypted and waits for its day. You get a notice when it is delivered, and the reader can write one back.
Questions
Does everyone need an account?
Each writer needs their own account, so that each letter belongs to the person who wrote it. The accounts are free.
Can one letter go to many people?
Yes. A letter can have many recipients, so one letter can reach the whole group on the day.
What if an address no longer works in ten years?
We tell the writer before a far letter is due, so addresses can be checked. A paper letter to a home address is another way.