Prim's Pen Pals
American Mahjong by Mail
Once a month, a regular envelope in your regular mailbox, with your name on the front. Inside, a real letter from yours truly, Prim, to stimulate your mind and enhance your next table conversation, with stories and learning opportunities to share in your next game. Real mail, for people who love this game.
First envelopes arrive in January.
First envelopes arrive in January.
Join for $12 a month Give it as a gift
A story told in letters
Whenever you join, you start with the very first letter, and the story goes on one letter a month.
What comes in each envelope
A letter from Prim
A real letter from Prim, a story told in letters, one a month. The kind of thing you save in a drawer.
Prim's notes
Her notes beside each letter, always asking questions and always rooting for a happy ending.
Stories to share at your next game
Every letter brings stories and learning opportunities to share in your next game, and something to enhance your next table conversation.
How it works
Join
$12 a month, and you can cancel anytime. Or pay once for 3, 6 or 12 months, for a gift or for yourself.
Prim mails your first letter
Join by Tuesday 15 December and it mails Tuesday 29 December, to arrive the first week of January.
Join now and it comes in the second batch, mailed Monday 11 January.
Join by the 20th and it mails in the last week of the month, to arrive in the first days of the next.
A new letter every month
One envelope a month after that. To skip a month or to cancel, write to Prim, anytime.
Cancel anytime.
One envelope in your mailbox every month. Ships to US addresses only.
What readers say about Prim's letters
About her weekly letters by email, from Kind words from the table, shown by initials.
Come be a Pen Pal
For yourself
$12 a month, billed monthly from the day you join, renews until you cancel, shipping included, cancel anytime, first envelope January 2027.first envelope in the next monthly mailing.
Join for $12 a monthTick the box first, so you know it renews.
Join by Tuesday 15 December for the first mailing. Join now and your January envelope comes in the second batch, mailed Monday 11 January. From February, join by the 20th for that month's envelope.
Prepaid, never renews
Paid once, for a gift or for yourself, and it ends when its months are done.
A gift mails to your friend, or to you with an inner envelope in your friend's name, to hand over. A gift card to print comes the moment you buy.
Order by Sunday 29 November and Prim mails a gift card too, in time for Hanukkah, or by Monday 14 December, in time for Christmas. Order by Monday 14 December and Prim mails a gift card too, in time for Christmas. The year for yourself is the same 12 months, $120.
Join Prim's Pen Pals
Opening the sign-up form.
A table gift
Give your whole table a year of letters. Choose a prepaid gift, pick "A gift, mailed to me to hand over" at checkout, set the number to 4 and write all four first names. Each month four envelopes come to you, one in each friend's name, to hand out at your game.
Save your spot
You're on the list. Thank you.
Prim has your note. She will write to you the morning the doors open, before anyone else hears.
Try this week's challenge while you wait →Questions
▸ When does it start?
January's envelopes mail Tuesday 29 December and arrive the first week of January. Join by Tuesday 15 December to be in that first mailing, so Prim can get every envelope ready before the holidays.
▸ What if I join after 15 December?
Your January envelope comes in a second batch, mailed Monday 11 January. From February, join by the 20th for that month's envelope. Whenever you join, you start with the first letter.
▸ What does it cost?
For yourself, $12 a month, billed monthly from the day you join, until you cancel. Prepaid, paid once and never renewed: 3 months $36, 6 months $66, 12 months $120. Shipping is included.
▸ How do I cancel?
Anytime. Tap Cancel my Pen Pals and an email to Prim opens, ready to send, or write to [email protected] yourself. She stops the next charge. An envelope you have already paid for still comes.
▸ Can I skip a month?
Yes. Write to [email protected] and she will skip a month for you. A month you skip is not charged. Your next envelope picks up where you left off.
▸ Do gifts renew?
Never. A gift is paid once, mails for the months you chose, and then it ends. Nothing more is ever charged, to you or to your friend.
▸ How does the gift card work?
The moment you buy, a gift card opens on your screen to print, with a PDF to download. Order by Sunday 29 November and Prim mails a gift card too, in time for Hanukkah, or by Monday 14 December, in time for Christmas. It goes to the same address as the envelopes.
▸ Where does it ship?
To US addresses only.
▸ What if an envelope is lost or damaged?
Write to Prim and she mails you a new one, free, no questions.
▸ When does it start?
The first envelopes arrive in January. Joining the waitlist now means you hear first, the morning the doors open.
▸ Does joining the waitlist cost anything or commit me?
No. The waitlist is free and it is only an email list. Nothing is charged and nothing is sent to your mailbox until you choose to join.
▸ Why don't you ask for my address now?
Because you haven't joined yet. Your mailing address is asked for once, at checkout, and only if you decide the club is for you.
▸ What does it cost, and can I cancel?
$12 a month. Cancel anytime.
▸ Where does it ship?
To US addresses only.
Questions? Email [email protected]. Run by Order of the Tile.