A quarterly dispatch from the road;
for the strange ones who love ink,
slow correspondence,
and the worlds between pages.
the compass of Scribe Livvi who is always finding her way somewhere
The Gilded Archive
One letter, every season — ink, story, and a small piece of the road, delivered to wherever you are.
USD $22, once every three months. Free shipping, anywhere in the world. Pause/cancel anytime.
Dispatches once every 3 months
What's inside each dispatch
- 1.A letter from the road — set in a hand-printed type from 1648, signed by hand
- 2.Three ink swatch cards, hand-drawn by glass dip pen on premium 250gsm card
- 3.Three calendar cards — one for each month
- 4.A quote card
- 5.A print from a historical archive
- 6.A decorative sticker
- 7.A locked letter containing six journal prompts
- Free shipping anywhere in the world is included. Airmail upgrade available at checkout.
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The World
The Old Post is correspondence between fellow travellers. Each quarter, a dispatch arrives from wherever the journey has taken me — carrying inks, stories, and the quiet reminder that you are not alone in this vast world. I am scribe Livvi. I am looking for something. I will write to you from every stop along the way. I don't yet know where I'm going, but you're coming with me, alongside my pens and paper.
I have fountain pen friends who don't read fantasy, and fantasy friends who don't write with fountain pens, so I built The Old Post for the rest of us caught between both worlds. I am Livia — a graphic designer who fell for fountain pens through Shadow and Bone (Alina and her being a cartographer), and rediscovered the pull this past year through Assassin's Apprentice (Fitz and Fedwren), while facing down my own fear of unemployment. Every quarter, a dispatch leaves my hands and finds its way to yours — ink, story, and the quiet reminder that you are not the only strange one.
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Four dispatches a year, each tied to its season. Here's what's ahead.
- Q4 2026 · Autumn
The Gilded Archive
Orders close 16 Sep 2026 · Ships 30 Sep 2026
- Q1 2027 · Winter
The Frozen Scriptorium
Orders close 30 Nov 2026 · Ships 15 Dec 2026
- Q2 2027 · Spring
To Be Announced
To be announced