The Mayfly Letter has no algorithms, no investors—just my wife and me folding newspapers at a kitchen table.

We're a small-batch operation built on the support of readers who have signed up to receive our handsome print edition— four essays, inked on premium English newsprint and sent to your doorstep every month.

If you're the kind of person who loves the feeling of picking up a real newspaper with your morning coffee, something you can underline and leave out for others to find, we'd love to have you as a print subscriber.

It's the best way to support our independent writing. Either way, thanks for being here.

John Conrad