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Issue 18 · San Antonio · Example

Common Thread · The letter · Issue 18 · Example

One good letter a month.

The best of what we published, in about five minutes, and nothing you did not ask for.

Free. In a finished site the button opens the newsletter service’s sign-up page.

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What you get

  • First

    The lead story

    One long read, chosen by the editor and introduced in a few warm lines.

  • Then

    Three short notes

    A place, a tool and a person worth knowing about, in a sentence or two each.

  • Last

    A list worth keeping

    Five things we read, watched or made this month.

Letter no. 17 · September 5 · Example

The quiet places issue

Hello, and welcome back. This month we spent a week in the places nobody mentions, and came home with a longer list than we left with.

“The best rooms in town have no sign on the door.”

A reader holding open a magazine with photographs of people walking

From the archive

  • Letter no. 16 · August 1 · Example

    The apprentice’s first year

  • Letter no. 15 · July 4 · Example

    A tool worth keeping

  • Letter no. 14 · June 6 · Example

    Reading list for a long weekend

  • Letter no. 13 · May 2 · Example

    Where to eat after eleven

Before you subscribe

Is it free?
Yes. The letter is free to read, and you can leave at any time.
How often does it arrive?
Once a month, on the first Friday. Never more.
What do you do with my email?
We use it only to send the letter. It is never sold or shared, and it is deleted when you leave.
How do I leave?
Every letter ends with a link that removes you at once.

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