A short letter for a thought you would rather not post on social media

Write a feeling and the moment behind it. Before releasing a letter, review its visibility and personal information. Letters move at a different pace from an immediate chat.

Some days you want to say something without explaining it to a whole audience. Start with one small moment, rather than trying to turn your day into a polished story.

A place to begin

The air was cool on the way home. I wanted to keep that small moment in a letter today.

This is an invented writing example, not a real member’s letter.

It is okay to pause while writing

The web composer accepts 5–300 characters, excluding leading and trailing spaces. One short moment is enough to start.

When we entered our own test text in the Korean web composer, it showed 41/300 and a saved-draft message. This is different from releasing a letter or delivering it to another person.

Try these steps

  1. Choose one moment

    Write a sentence about something that stayed with you. You do not have to sum up the whole day.

  2. Add how it felt

    After describing what happened, add how you felt. You do not need a polished conclusion or a question that asks someone to reply.

  3. Review visibility and privacy

    Check the actual visibility setting before release. Leave out phone numbers, contact handles, precise addresses and someone else’s private experiences. A letter is different from a diary only you can read.

  4. Release it when you are ready

    Sign in on the app or web, write your letter and review the release guidance. After release, look in Footprints for the journey and the Nest for arrival news.

Before you begin

  • Instant arrival or a reply is not promised. Replying is optional.
  • Members use nicknames. Do not leave personal information on the assumption that the service is fully anonymous.
  • Follow the visibility guidance on the actual screen. A thought you want to keep entirely to yourself can stay in a personal note.

Diairy is an app and web experience for releasing a thought as a letter and following its animal-carried journey.

To write and receive letters, sign in and review the registration guidance.

Read the Diairy web guide

Check your store and the actual product screen for availability, supported devices and current features.

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