A grief companion, by mail
They deserve to be remembered, not just mourned.
Beside You is a six-month mail companion for people who have lost someone. Every two weeks, something real arrives — a letter, a prompt, a small thing to hold. A reminder that you're not doing this alone.
We're still building this carefully, with people who understand grief deeply. Leave your email and we'll let you know when we're ready. Founding subscribers get a special price that never expires.
No rush. We'll be here.
What this is
Most support shows up in the first two weeks. Grief doesn't leave with it.
We don't give grief enough room. A few days off work, some flowers, a casserole — and then everyone quietly expects things to go back to normal. They don't. You just start carrying it by yourself.
And somewhere in all that, the person you lost starts to fade from the conversation too. People want to help but don't know what to say, so they say nothing. What most grieving people actually want is so much simpler — just to talk about them. To say their name. To tell the story about the ridiculous thing they did that one time.
Beside You shows up at the beginning, when everything is still raw. And keeps showing up — in month three when everyone else has moved on, in month five when you're figuring out who you are now.
About remembering
Each mailing makes room for memory, not just grief. Because the person you lost deserves more than to be mourned — they deserve to be remembered. Their laugh. Their handwriting. The phrase they used that you catch yourself saying. The small details nobody else thinks to ask about anymore.
Beside You asks.
What's inside — dispatch 04
Every dispatch contains three things. A letter. A poem. A prompt on a card you'll want to keep.
The letter
Dispatch 04 · Month two
The world moved on. You noticed. That's one of the lonelier parts of this — watching everything return to normal when nothing feels normal to you.
People keep asking how you're doing. Not many of them ask about her. About him. About the person who is actually missing. We think that's the wrong question.
You're not behind. You're just grieving.
— Beside You
The poem
Chosen for this month
Each dispatch includes a poem — carefully chosen for where you are that month. Something that says what prose can't.
The poem for each dispatch will be selected with the help of our grief counselor. We'll announce our first choices closer to launch.
The prompt card
Thick stock · Yours to keep
Describe their hands.
Each dispatch comes with a prompt printed on a card thick enough to prop up, pin to a wall, or keep in a drawer. Small enough to answer. Big enough to mean something.
What arrives
The early letters don't ask much. They're just there — a reminder that you don't have to be okay yet, and that someone is still paying attention.
Anger, guilt, the relief you feel and then feel terrible about. We go there. And we make room to start remembering, not just mourning.
You've changed. That's not a betrayal — it's just what happens. These letters help you figure out how to carry them forward, not leave them behind.
Why mail and not email
You can scroll past an email. You can't scroll past something in your hands.
Grief doesn't live in your inbox. It lives in the quiet moments — at the kitchen table, on the couch, in that hour before sleep. A letter meets you there. You can hold it, set it down, come back to it. In a world where everything is instant and digital, something arriving in your actual mailbox feels different. Because it is.
Who this is for
Beside You is for people grieving the death of someone they loved. A parent. A partner. A friend.
You want to be there but you're not sure how. You've already sent the flowers. Beside You keeps showing up for them — every two weeks, for six months — so they know someone still cares.
You don't have to go find support. It comes to you. Read it or leave it on the counter. Either way, it'll be there — and so will the next one.
Founding subscribers
$69
Six months · Twelve dispatches · Real mail
This price never expires. You'll be the first to know when we launch.
We're working with grief specialists to make sure this is done right. We'll be in touch when we're ready.