Hi, I’m Dakkota Lane—a writer, poet, and lifelong letter-lover. On this Substack, you’ll find two sections:
💌 The Ashford Diaries – an unfolding epistolary fictional novel that I’m writing in real time, told in letters, one letter each day.
🌿 Poems & Reflections – my personal writing on love, heartbreak, and healing through what we’re handed.
Mostly, I write to connect—with you, with the parts of myself I’m still getting to know, and with the stories that keep us going. If you’re into storytelling, emotional honesty, and the magic of letters… you’re in the right place.
P.S. I’ve also launched a sister publication called The Velvet Letters — a home for serialized fiction told through letters. we began with an interactive, haunted retelling of Dracula, and on August 3rd, we’ll step into the world of Dangerous Liaisons.
If House of Letters is a soft place to land, Velvet is where the shadows stir darker, bolder, and just a little more scandalous.
Come explore this interactive serialized experience: 👉🏽 The Velvet Letters 👈🏽
Thanks for being here.
Dakkota 💌
