Small groups. Real friendship.
Think of this as your small group. A handful of women who meet regularly, get to know each other for real, and become the people you text when life gets good or hard.
The table is small on purpose.
You don't need to play mahjong to belong here.
At the Table is where the friendships happen. A small circle of women — usually six to eight — who meet on a regular rhythm and actually get to know each other.
Every month has a theme, drawn from one of the six reasons we keep coming back to the table. You'll get a short story to read beforehand and a handful of questions to talk through together. Nobody has to prepare anything or perform. You show up, you sit down, and the conversation goes where it goes.
What makes it different from a night out is the returning. The same women, month after month, until they know what's going on in your life without having to ask — and you know theirs.
We keep them small because that's the whole point — you can't be known in a crowd. When a group grows too big, we start another one rather than stretching the first past what it can hold.
There's always time for mahjong after for anyone who wants it. But this has never really been about the tiles — they're just what got us all in the room together.
Pull up a chair.
Whether you're here in Richmond, across the country, or ready to gather women where you are — there's a way to join us.
Join Us in Richmond
Our in-person group, led by Emilie, meets monthly at the Let's Mahj studio — 2nd Wednesday, 10:30–11:30am. Come as you are, bring nothing but yourself, and let the group get to know you.
See MembershipJoin Us Online
Not in Richmond? Soon you'll be able to pull up a chair from wherever you are. Every month will bring a new story built around one of the six reasons we mahjong — plus the whole archive to dig through whenever you want.
The member chat will be where it really gets good: swap stories, ask the questions you'd ask a friend, and keep the conversation going all month. Then once a month we'll get on a call together — actual faces, actual voices, no scrolling required.
And there will be a little something extra every month, just for members. We're not telling.
Want to be first in line when it opens? Get on the list.
Join the WaitlistHost Your Own
Already have a few women who'd show up? Chapters are coming — small groups gathering around the same content, in cities beyond Richmond.
We're running our first group here at home before we hand the format to anyone else. We'd rather get it right than get it out fast. Want to be one of the first hosts when we open it up?
Join the Host WaitlistWhy we mahjong.
The online newsletter moves through these all year — one story at a time.
You won't have to be an expert. You'll just have to care.
Hosts won't be teachers or therapists. They'll be women who make room — who send the text, set out the chairs, and keep the group small enough that everyone gets heard. We'll hand you the content; you bring the people.
Here's what we're building for hosts — and what we'll be testing in Richmond first.
Hosts will pick whichever fits their women. Same community, same conversation, two ways in.
What you'll get
- Everything you need to lead — the month's content, ready to go
- Conversation prompts, so nobody has to invent the discussion
- A monthly call with Emilie and every other host
- The member chat, for the questions that come up between meetings
- The full archive, whenever you want to revisit something
What we'll ask
- Keep the group small — a handful, not a crowd
- Meet on a rhythm your people can count on
- Make it a place women can be honest
- Show up for your women — that's really the whole job
"I didn't realize how much I needed a room full of women who knew my name. I came for the mahjong. I stayed for them."
— P. H.
There's a chair here with your name on it.
However you join us — in Richmond, online, or around your own table — you're part of the same community.
Get in TouchWe can't wait to meet you.