Getting the edition to land where you will see it
The weekly edition arrives by email, and the first practical step is making sure it reaches the inbox you actually open. I am a photographer rather than a technician, so I will keep this simple. Add [email protected] to your contacts, and most mail programs will stop sending us to the spam folder. If the first edition has not shown up after a few days, check the promotions or junk tabs before assuming something went wrong.
Choose a regular time to read it. Many of our subscribers tell us they open it on a quiet morning with a coffee, since the edition carries longer features and was built for unhurried reading. On a mid-autumn weekend, when the light is low and the afternoons are short, it makes a pleasant companion to a cup of tea. A recurring reminder on your phone is enough to turn it into a habit.
- Add our address to your contacts
- Check junk and promotions tabs once
- Pick one regular reading time each week
Finding your way around a longer edition
Because the newsletter contains no advertising, nothing interrupts the page. Each edition opens with a lead feature, followed by several shorter pieces on culture, places and community life. Scroll to the end of a feature before moving on, because we often place a photo caption or a small note from the writer there.
If you are short of time, read the lead feature first and save the rest. The pieces are written to stand alone, so you can return to them on another evening without losing the thread. I suggest reading on a larger screen when you can, since the photographs are set generously and the details reward a second look. On a phone, turning the screen sideways makes the pictures larger and the text just as readable.
- Start with the lead feature
- Read captions, they carry small details
- Turn your phone sideways for photographs
Keeping the editions you want to return to
Our editions are not meant to disappear into an overflowing inbox. Create a folder called Ledger, or whatever name you prefer, and move each edition there once you have read it. A search for a place name or a writer's name will then bring an old feature back in seconds.
Some readers print a feature they love, particularly photo-heavy ones, and keep it in a binder beside travel notes. That works well for guides to neighbourhoods or cafés you plan to visit. If you prefer paper, use your mail program's print option and choose a single page per sheet so the type stays large and comfortable. A small notebook for names of places you would like to see is another habit worth trying.
- Make a dedicated folder for editions
- Search by place or writer name
- Print features you want to carry on a trip
Making the pictures work for you
As the person behind most of the photographs, I would encourage you to treat them as part of the reading. When a feature describes a street, a lake or a market stall, pause on the image and look at the light, the people and the edges of the frame. We shoot mostly in natural light, and the small details often say more than the caption.
If a photograph moves you, tell us. Replying to the newsletter reaches the editorial team directly, and we read what readers send. You can also tell us which scenes you would like to see more of, whether that is harbour mornings, small-town main streets or autumn colour along a back road. Those notes genuinely shape what we choose to photograph next.
Sharing a feature with someone who would enjoy it
Subscribers often want to pass a story to a friend or relative. The simplest approach is to forward a single edition by email with a short note saying why it made you think of them. Please share it only with people you know and trust, as the edition is prepared for our paying readers.
Our regular articles on the website are free, so for a wider audience you can point people to those instead. A friend who enjoys a free article may decide the longer weekly edition suits them too, and the choice stays entirely theirs. Sending a feature about a town someone grew up in tends to start the best conversations, in my experience, and costs nothing at all.
Managing your subscription with confidence
Your subscription should always feel under your control. If you want to change the email address that receives the edition, write to us at [email protected] and tell us the old and new addresses. If you decide the newsletter is not for you, ask us to cancel and we will confirm in writing.
Questions about payment, invoices or refunds are covered in our payment and refund policy, and you can also reach us by phone at (613) 966-2789 or through the contact page. Keep any confirmation we send you in the same folder as your editions, so everything about your subscription sits in one place and is easy to find when you need it.
- Change address by writing to us
- Request cancellation in writing
- Keep confirmations with your editions
A newsletter is only as good as the habits around it. Give the edition a regular time, a folder of its own and an occasional second look at the photographs, and it becomes a small weekly pleasure rather than another unread message. If something is unclear, write to us. We are glad to help, and we are always curious about which stories and pictures stayed with you through the week.