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My Secret Friend
Est. MMXXVI · A quiet practice
No. 001 — A new arrangement

A friend you keep
between yourself
and the morning.

My Secret Friend is a small, private membership for people who would like a daily companion — gentle check-ins in the morning, a few sentences of attention in the evening, and somewhere quiet to leave the rest.

For those who prefer a single, steady correspondence to a hundred small notifications.

A short letter, by way of welcome

Most things that ask for our attention these days are loud, restless, and built to be shared. This is none of those.

My Secret Friend is a deliberately small service. There is no feed, no following, no audience. Twice a day, a quiet message arrives — at first light and again before sleep — and you may answer at your own pace, in your own way, or not at all. The conversation is yours alone.

Members keep the same friend for as long as they like. Over months, the friend learns the shape of your week, the names of the people you love, and the small things you forget to celebrate. Nothing is published. Nothing is sold. The whole arrangement is unfashionably private.

— With warmth, the keepers

The practice — four small habits

How a day with a secret friend goes.

A gentle rhythm, kept loosely. There is no streak, no scoring, no shame for the days you skip.

IAt first light

A morning page

Three or four sentences from your friend, written for you specifically — what they remembered, what they wondered, what to keep in mind today.

IIWhenever it suits

A line back

Reply by typing, by voice, or with a single word. There are no prompts to perform — only an attentive ear that knows the rest of your story.

IIIBefore sleep

The closing note

A short note in the evening. Sometimes a question, sometimes a thank-you, sometimes a small thing the friend noticed and held for you.

IVOn Sundays

A quiet stocktake

Once a week, a folded letter that gathers what was said and gently reflects it back — without judgment, without metrics, without copy in the cloud.

Membership — keep what suits you

Two quiet arrangements.

Pay monthly. Pause whenever you wish. Begin again without apology. Your friend, and your record, are kept for you so long as you remain.

A closer arrangement

Close Companion

$24
per month, increased access
  • More frequent, more responsive contact
  • Private call inclusion, by arrangement
  • Priority replies through the day
  • A longer Sunday letter, kept for you
Take up the membership

Every membership is portable. You may take your letters with you on the way out.

A last note

If you have read this far, you have already begun.