A Monthly Nostalgia Newspaper

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The Front Porch Times

Remembering the Good Old Days

You send the newspaper.
They send back the memories.

A monthly newspaper that takes your loved one back to the good old days — with a reply card they fill out in their own handwriting and send home to you.

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Founding rate — $8/month, billed annually

✉ Delivered monthly to their door
♡ Handwritten reply cards returned to you
★ 5% to Friends & Co — fighting senior isolation

Every Month

What's Inside the Envelope

Each issue is a complete experience — stories to read, puzzles to solve, and a reply card that becomes a family keepsake.

I

The Newspaper

Eight sections of stories spanning the '60s, '70s, and '80s — from what was on TV to what dinner cost. Plus a crossword, word search, and conversation starters.

II

The Reply Card

Each issue includes a memory prompt — a question that invites your loved one to write down a story in their own words, in their own handwriting. The card comes back to you.

III

"Sent with Love"

A personal note included with every issue — your words, printed on the card. "Mom — I saw this and thought of you. Love, Sarah." It arrives feeling like a letter from you.

The Front Porch Times newspaper, reply card, and envelope arranged on a wooden kitchen table with coffee and reading glasses

Something real in the mailbox.

No screens. No passwords. Just an ivory envelope with their name on it, a newspaper that feels like it was printed just for them, and a reply card waiting for their story.

It's the kind of mail that makes someone's whole week.

Simple

How It Works

1

You Subscribe

Choose the founding rate and tell us who this is from. We'll include your personal note with every issue.

2

They Receive

A newspaper arrives each month — addressed to them, filled with stories from the decades they lived through, plus a memory prompt on the reply card.

3

You Keep

The reply card comes back to you with their handwriting on it. Twelve cards over a year. A family heirloom you didn't know you needed.

Twelve cards. Twelve memories. All in their handwriting.

Every issue includes a reply card with a simple question: What show did your family never miss? Who held the remote?

Your loved one writes their answer — in their handwriting, in their words — and sends it home to you.

One card is a nice surprise. Twelve cards is a family heirloom.

Sample
From The Front Porch Times
Remember When?
March Edition
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What show did your family
never miss? Who held
the remote?
We never missed Bonanza — Dad
said it was the only show worth
watching. Nobody touched that dial.
Keep this card forever ♥
More prompts you might receive
"What did your mother's kitchen always smell like?"
"What was the first car you ever drove?"
"Where did you go on your best family vacation?"
"What song could you never get tired of?"

What People Are Saying

Stories from Our Readers

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I bought this for my dad at Sunrise Senior Living. He's not a big talker anymore, but the first reply card he sent back had three paragraphs about his first car. I cried in the driveway reading it.

— Jennifer M.
Daughter, Minneapolis
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Our residents fight over who gets to read it first. The "This or That" section alone gets the whole table talking for half an hour. It's the easiest programming I've ever had.

— Karen T.
Activity Director
"

Mom keeps every issue in a neat stack on her nightstand. She told me it's the only mail she gets that isn't a bill or a doctor's appointment. That alone was worth the subscription.

— David R.
Son, St. Paul

A Peek Inside

Sample Issue — March Edition

Eight sections of stories spanning the '60s, '70s, and '80s, plus puzzles, price comparisons, and conversation starters.

Est. 2026 A Monthly Remembrance Vol. I · No. 1
The Front Porch Times
Remembering the Good Old Days
This Month in March — Three Decades of Memories
From Mayberry to Miami Vice,
March Was Always Something Special
Three decades of music, movies, and moments that made us who we are
At the Picture Show
1966

"The Sound of Music" was still packing movie houses, and Julie Andrews had every mother in America humming in the kitchen.

On the Television
1976

"Laverne & Shirley" debuted as a "Happy Days" spinoff and was already a smash. Everyone watched the same thing because there were only a handful of channels.

Down at the Store
1986

The mall was at its peak. Sam Goody for cassettes, Waldenbooks for paperbacks, RadioShack for anything with batteries, and the Gap for everything else.

Around the Kitchen Table
1966

Dinner was at six, sharp. Mom made meatloaf or pot roast, and if you didn't like it, you sat there until you did.

On the Radio In the Backyard On the Open Road What the Kids Were Doing

This is just one page of one issue. Every month brings new stories, new puzzles, and a new memory prompt.

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Personal Touch

It Arrives Like a Letter from You

Mom — I saw this and thought of you. I hope it brings back some good memories. Love, Sarah

At checkout, tell us what you'd like the note to say. We print it and include it with every issue.

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Why We Made This

Everyone has a lifetime of stories — the songs they danced to, the cars they drove, the meals that brought the whole family to the table. Those stories deserve more than a passing thought. They deserve to be written down, held onto, and passed along.

That's what The Front Porch Times is for. A reason to remember, a reason to write it down, and a way to make sure those stories end up in the hands of someone who'll treasure them.

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The first issues ship in the mail. The reply cards come back in their handwriting.

Founding Subscriber Rate
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Questions

Frequently Asked

We understand that circumstances change. If you cancel for any reason — including the passing of a loved one — we issue a prorated refund for any unused months remaining in your subscription. No questions asked, no hoops to jump through.
The Front Porch Times is written for anyone who remembers the '60s, '70s, and '80s — whether they're in an assisted living community, a retirement home, or their own house. Adult children typically subscribe as a gift for a parent or grandparent.
Every issue includes a card with a memory prompt — a question like "What did your mother's kitchen always smell like?" Your loved one writes their answer in their own handwriting and sends the card back to you. Over twelve months, you collect twelve cards — a set of memories in their own words that becomes a family keepsake.
Each issue is printed on ivory paper and includes eight sections of stories covering movies, music, television, sports, shopping, food, cars, and childhood — all spanning the '60s, '70s, and '80s. There's also a "What Things Cost" price comparison, a word search, crossword, "This or That" activity, fill-in-the-blank prompts, and the reply card.
At checkout, you write a short personal note — something like "Mom, I saw this and thought of you. Love, Sarah." We print that note and include it with every issue so the newspaper arrives feeling like a gift from you, not a subscription from a company.
Once a month, delivered by regular mail. Each issue covers a different month across three decades, with fresh stories, new puzzles, and a new memory prompt every time.
Founding subscribers pay $96 for their first year ($8/month). At renewal, the subscription continues at the regular rate of $120/year ($10/month). You'll always be notified before any renewal.
Orders placed during any given month will receive the following month's edition as their first issue. For example, if you subscribe in March, the April edition will be your loved one's first issue. You'll receive a welcome email right away with details on what's coming and when to expect it.
All issues are mailed toward the end of the month so they arrive around the 1st. Every subscriber receives their issue at the same time — it's the same newspaper, arriving in the same window, no matter when you subscribed.

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We'll send you one reminder before the founding rate ends. No spam, no tricks — just a nudge.

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More Than a Newspaper

5% of every subscription supports Friends & Co (formerly Little Brothers — Friends of the Elderly) in St. Paul, Minnesota — an organization dedicated to relieving isolation and loneliness among seniors. You're not just sending mail. You're helping make sure no one is forgotten.

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