How it works

Three steps, one sheet of paper.

1
You tell me about them.
Their name, how you met, the small thing they do that gets you, a secret moment you shared, whatever you think I should know. Tell me all the feels.
2
I write it and type it.
I write it out by hand from the heart. One draft on the Smith-Corona. It is typed, so there is no file behind it. The sheet in the envelope is the only one.
3
It goes in the mail.
Hand-addressed, stamped, dropped in the blue box. Send it to yourself to give in person, or send it straight to them as a special surprise.

A hand holding a stamped, hand-addressed kraft envelope at a blue USPS mailbox at night — Off to the mailbox

From the typewriter

A few of the poems.

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Typed poem on paper: when she says 5 more minutes, give her 10

read poetry naked under halfmoon light

Teo Luz sitting barefoot on a green velvet couch, playing a banjo — Fayetteville, AR

this life a work of art we carved & sculpted together side-by-side forever in love lost in time

In a distant place
they cannot touch
they are lovers still

Typed poem signed The Flower King: it's been days since food or water has touched my lips. She was the last three things that touched my lips.

Teo Luz lying back with hands behind his head, looking up, bearded, in a white t-shirt — The Flower King

live in passion in single breath unseen topless moments

I gave her everything because she meant everything to me Then one day. . . she threw me away like I meant nothing

The Flower King

Teo Luz in a white shirt by a bright window, looking over his shoulder — words.fromaflower

Typed poem: remember that time when you kissed her and she left in that taxi as you cried wishing you had kissed her longer

Sometimes love is in distant places you've never known.Sometimes love is on a call half a world away.Sometimes love is in a single moment.Sometimes love lasts a lifetime.Sometimes love is unseen.Sometimes love is unmet.You never knowwhere lovewill findyou.

Pricing

What it costs.

Every piece is written for one person and typed once. Price includes the writing, the typing, the envelope, and first-class postage anywhere in the US.

Send a memory that lasts a lifetime.

A Poem $24

Up to a page. For a birthday, an anniversary, an apology, or no reason but the person.

Written from what you tell me
Typed on the Smith-Corona, signed
Mailed in a hand-addressed envelope

Request a poem

A Love Letter $44

A full letter, in your voice and mine. For the ones that need more room than a poem.

Built from your story and details
One full typed page, signed
Mailed to you or straight to them

Request a letter

Second typed copy · +$15 · one for them, one for the drawer.

Rush · +$25 · in the mail within 48 hours.

Teo Luz smiling down at a vintage Smith-Corona typewriter in its tweed case, a typed poem pinned above him

Polaroid of Teo Luz smiling outdoors under trees — Love, your baby boy Leo

About

Teo Luz, writing as
The Flower King.

The machine is a classic Smith-Corona from 1949. The paper is 100% premium cotton. The poems are about life, love, and adventure: the moments that last an eternity, the lovers that came and went, the souls you meet by fate.

Teo writes and types out of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Each piece gets one draft and one sheet. He mails them because a letter can sit in a drawer for forty years. . . or more.

Texts and DMs get lost. Letters last.

Request

Tell me about them.

Fill this in and I'll write back within a day or two with a couple of questions and a way to pay. Nothing is typed until you say go.

ReceivedFayetteville, AR

Thank you. I'll read it tonight and write back with a question or two. Check your inbox in a day or so.

Three steps, one sheet of paper.

You tell me about them.

I write it and type it.

It goes in the mail.