Gutwrench Press - Keep Writing Letterpress Postcard Subscription review

Name: Gutwrench Press
Details: Stationery subscription in which each shipment contains a card with two parts: a postcard for you to keep, and a detachable portion with a request that you complete and send to someone else.
Price: $15 for six months, $30 for 12 months


The Keep Writing Letterpress Postcard Subscription from the Gutwrench Press Etsy shop is definitely unique. For a little over $2 per month, subscribers receive a card with two sections separated by a perforation. One section contains an image, words of wisdom, a short story, or some other inspiration that the subscriber can use for the weeks ahead. The other section contains a short task for the subscriber to complete before sending that portion of the postcard to someone else. Sound confusing? It won't after I show you what I received when Gutwrench Press sent me a free sample of its postcard subscription.

Here's the card. The bottom portion is mine to keep. It contains advice from a middle school in New Orleans, and an illustration by artist Sophia Weiss. The message on this card--"You can do anything, but you can't do everything"--is one that I definitely need to keep in mind, as I tend to spread myself too thin in terms of my ideas and endeavors.

The top portion (on which I've used my graphic design wizardry to block the return address) is where I'm instructed to write down goals that I've set for myself, and to then return the card to Hope, who runs the Gutwrench Press Etsy shop.

Here's the back of the top portion:

This is a very cool concept! I love the idea of getting a random letterpress postcard every month, especially one that encourages me to use my brain and think about my life. I also enjoy the fact that the Keep Writing Letterpress Postcard Subscription encourages subscribers to stay in touch with others using the time-honored method of snail mail. It seems as though the act of sending a letter has become a lost art!

To check out the Keep Writing Letterpress Postcard Subscription, head here: six-month subscription link or twelve-month subscription link