The Last Gardener of Briarwood Cemetery

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Somewhere beneath old trees and winding paths lies Briarwood Cemetery.

Its monuments have stories. Its gardens have secrets. And its gardener, Rowan Gray, has been there long enough to know most of them.

Beginning in January, Rowan will write to you once a month.

Each letter is a self-contained story from Briarwood: a glimpse into the life of someone remembered there, the history of a monument, an unusual discovery among the graves, or simply something Rowan noticed while going about his work.

A little gothic. Occasionally strange. Sometimes romantic.

Always a little mysterious.

 Every letter stands alone, so you can begin with any month. 

Briarwood is a fictional cemetery, imagined as a place with its own paths, gardens, chapel and history.

The stories are fiction.

The photographs are real.

Each month you'll also receive a postcard featuring one of my own photographs of a cemetery monument or headstone—the real-world inspiration for Rowan's story.

The postcard will be blank on the reverse, ready for you to send, keep, frame, or add to your own collection.

• A letter from Rowan: a standalone letter written from Rowan's perspective as he goes about his work as Briarwood's gardener. 
• A cemetery postcard: a blank postcard featuring an original photograph of that month's featured monument or headstone. 
• A small piece of Briarwood: a small additional item connected to the letter—a piece of ephemera, botanical detail, cemetery rubbing, archival fragment, or other curiosity. Exactly what Rowan chooses to send will vary from month to month.

There is no required reading order.

You won't need to remember last month's story to understand the next.

Every letter is its own little journey into Briarwood Cemetery.

But twelve letters give you twelve different glimpses of the same place—and, perhaps, a better understanding of the man who tends its gardens.

• Gothic atmosphere
• Old cemeteries and forgotten histories
• Letters and ephemera
• Botanical curiosities
• Beautifully strange stories
• Soft mysteries
• Romance with a little darkness around the edges
• And the pleasure of finding something unexpected in the letterbox

The first letter leaves Briarwood in January 2027. 

You won't receive anything yet, but adding your name below ensures you're among the first invited when the gates of Briarwood open.