A weekly circle
for writers who promised themselves
every Tuesday.
Show up. Read your word count out loud. Set your next deadline in front of witnesses. Ship. Dispatch is the accountability infrastructure solo newsletter writers actually use.
Folding chairs.
Coffee already made.
Every Tuesday at 7pm ET, a dozen or so writers open their laptops and show up. The format is simple enough to fit on a notecard. The accountability is real enough that people keep coming back.
People who showed up
and kept showing up.
These are postcards we wish we could mail. The sentiment is real.
"I'd been 'almost done' with the same essay for six weeks. First Tuesday I read my word count out loud — 847 — it shipped on Friday."
"The guest editor month changed how I think about ledes. One question from a real journalist, and I rewrote the whole thing in an hour."
"I write about local zoning for maybe 200 people. Dispatch is the only place where that feels like exactly enough."
"The 'say your date out loud' thing sounds so small. It is not small. I've hit every Tuesday since September."
"Joining was the most useful $15 I've spent on my writing. I've spent $400 on courses that did less."
"I promised myself every Tuesday two years ago. Dispatch made me keep that promise. Still going."
Names used with permission. Publications linked in member directory.
Here's exactly
where the money goes.
Dispatch is not a startup. There's no venture money, no growth target, no exit. It's a weekly meeting held together by people who believe small civic infrastructure is worth maintaining.
We publish this budget because civic trust is built with receipts. Every dollar is accounted for. Every line item below is real.
"We currently cover about 60% of costs through member donations. The gap is $74/month. That's the honest number."
— Dispatch coordinators
The gap is $74 a month.
That's 12 people at $6 each. Or three people at $25. Every dollar goes to the line items above — you've seen the budget. This is the ask.
Monthly donation
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Say the number.
Membership is free for anyone who shows up consistently. Sessions are Tuesdays at 7pm ET on Zoom. First session is always a drop-in — no commitment, no pitch, just come write.