diff --git a/public/admin.html b/public/admin.html
index 762e4aa..27aad39 100644
--- a/public/admin.html
+++ b/public/admin.html
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@
             <div style="display:grid;gap:8px">
               <label class="small">Subject<input id="updSubject" type="text" maxlength="150" placeholder="What is new on InstantAdPay this week"></label>
               <label class="small">Intro (optional, plain text)<textarea id="updIntro" rows="4" style="width:100%" placeholder="Quick one. Three things shipped since my last note, and the third one is the one to try today."></textarea></label>
+              <label class="small">Closing (after the notes, e.g. your sign-off)<textarea id="updClosing" rows="2" style="width:100%" placeholder="See you Monday.&#10;&#10;Marty"></textarea></label>
               <label class="small">Audience<select id="updAudience"></select></label>
               <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap"><button type="button" class="btn small sec" id="updSaveDraft">Save draft</button><button type="button" class="btn small sec" id="updPreview">Preview</button><button type="button" class="btn small sec" id="updTest">Send test to me</button><button type="button" class="btn small" id="updSend">Send</button></div>
               <pre id="updPre" class="small" hidden style="white-space:pre-wrap;background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:10px;max-height:320px;overflow:auto"></pre>
@@ -480,6 +481,6 @@
 </div>
 
 <script src="/assets/common.js?v=20260914a"></script>
-<script src="/assets/admin.js?v=20260914c"></script>
+<script src="/assets/admin.js?v=20260914d"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/public/assets/admin.js b/public/assets/admin.js
index f5965de..1ad652e 100644
--- a/public/assets/admin.js
+++ b/public/assets/admin.js
@@ -446,12 +446,12 @@
       $('updAudience').innerHTML = Object.entries(d.audiences).map(([k, v]) => '<option value="' + k + '">' + esc(v) + ' (' + (d.counts[k] || 0) + ')</option>').join('');
       $('updNotes').innerHTML = d.notes.length ? d.notes.map(n => '<label class="small" style="display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start"><input type="checkbox" value="' + esc(n.id) + '"' + (n.fresh ? ' checked' : '') + '><span>' + esc(n.title) + ' <span class="muted">' + esc(n.date) + '</span></span></label>').join('') : '<span class="muted small">No release notes yet.</span>';
       $('updLog').innerHTML = '<tr><th>When</th><th>Subject</th><th>Audience</th><th>Sent</th></tr>' + (d.sends.length ? d.sends.map(x => '<tr><td class="small">' + new Date(x.ts).toLocaleString() + '</td><td>' + esc(x.subject) + '</td><td class="small">' + esc(d.audiences[x.audience] || x.audience) + '</td><td class="small">' + x.sent + ' of ' + x.total + (x.skipped ? ' · ' + x.skipped + ' opted out' : '') + (x.failed ? ' · ' + x.failed + ' failed' : '') + (x.status === 'running' ? ' · running' : '') + '</td></tr>').join('') : '<tr><td colspan="4" class="muted small">None yet.</td></tr>');
-      if (d.draft && !updDraftLoaded) { updDraftLoaded = true; $('updSubject').value = d.draft.subject || ''; $('updIntro').value = d.draft.intro || ''; if (d.draft.audience) $('updAudience').value = d.draft.audience; $('updNotes').querySelectorAll('input').forEach(i => { i.checked = (d.draft.noteIds || []).includes(i.value); }); $('updSub').textContent += ' · draft loaded (saved ' + new Date(d.draft.savedAt).toLocaleString() + ')'; }
+      if (d.draft && !updDraftLoaded) { updDraftLoaded = true; $('updSubject').value = d.draft.subject || ''; $('updIntro').value = d.draft.intro || ''; $('updClosing').value = d.draft.closing || ''; if (d.draft.audience) $('updAudience').value = d.draft.audience; $('updNotes').querySelectorAll('input').forEach(i => { i.checked = (d.draft.noteIds || []).includes(i.value); }); $('updSub').textContent += ' · draft loaded (saved ' + new Date(d.draft.savedAt).toLocaleString() + ')'; }
       if (d.running) setTimeout(loadUpdates, 4000);
     } catch (e) { $('updSub').textContent = e.message; }
   }
   let updDraftLoaded = false;
-  const updInput = () => ({ subject: $('updSubject').value, intro: $('updIntro').value, noteIds: [...$('updNotes').querySelectorAll('input:checked')].map(i => i.value), audience: $('updAudience').value });
+  const updInput = () => ({ subject: $('updSubject').value, intro: $('updIntro').value, closing: $('updClosing').value, noteIds: [...$('updNotes').querySelectorAll('input:checked')].map(i => i.value), audience: $('updAudience').value });
   if ($('updCard')) {
     $('updSaveDraft').addEventListener('click', busy($('updSaveDraft'), async () => { await api('/api/admin/updates/draft', updInput()); IAP.status('Draft saved.', 'ok'); }));
     $('updPreview').addEventListener('click', busy($('updPreview'), async () => { const r = await api('/api/admin/updates/preview', updInput()); $('updPre').hidden = false; $('updPre').textContent = 'Subject: ' + r.subject + '\n\n' + r.text; }));
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 730bc3e..ef9fec4 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1342,12 +1342,12 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
     if (p === '/api/admin/updates/preview' && req.method === 'POST') {
       if (!isAdmin(req)) return json(res, 401, { error: 'auth' });
       const b = await readBody(req);
-      return json(res, 200, updates.compose({ subject: b.subject, intro: b.intro, noteIds: (b.noteIds || []).map(String) }, { email: ADMIN_EMAIL, username: 'you' }));
+      return json(res, 200, updates.compose({ subject: b.subject, intro: b.intro, closing: b.closing, noteIds: (b.noteIds || []).map(String) }, { email: ADMIN_EMAIL, username: 'you' }));
     }
     if (p === '/api/admin/updates/send' && req.method === 'POST') {
       if (!isAdmin(req)) return json(res, 401, { error: 'auth' });
       const b = await readBody(req);
-      const r = await updates.send({ subject: b.subject, intro: b.intro, noteIds: (b.noteIds || []).map(String), audience: b.audience }, { test: !!b.test });
+      const r = await updates.send({ subject: b.subject, intro: b.intro, closing: b.closing, noteIds: (b.noteIds || []).map(String), audience: b.audience }, { test: !!b.test });
       return json(res, r.error ? 400 : 200, r);
     }
     if (p === '/api/admin/releases' && req.method === 'GET') {
diff --git a/updates.js b/updates.js
index 1608e52..17c9f54 100644
--- a/updates.js
+++ b/updates.js
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ async function recipients(kind) {
 }
 async function counts() { const o = {}; for (const k of Object.keys(AUDIENCES)) o[k] = (await recipients(k)).length; return o; }
 
-function compose({ subject, intro, noteIds }, acct) {
+function compose({ subject, intro, noteIds, closing }, acct) {
   const notes = R.releases.notes().filter(n => noteIds.includes(n.id));
   const name = acct && acct.username ? '@' + acct.username : 'there';
   const parts = ['Hi ' + name + ','];
   if (intro && intro.trim()) parts.push(intro.trim());
   for (const n of notes) parts.push(n.title.toUpperCase() + (n.date ? ' (' + n.date + ')' : '') + '\n' + String(n.body || '').trim());
+  if (closing && closing.trim()) parts.push(closing.trim()); // sign-off AFTER the notes (Marty, 2026-09-14)
   parts.push('Every release note and what is being built next: ' + SITE + '/whats-new');
   parts.push('Sign in: ' + SITE + '/my');
   parts.push('InstantAdPay\nAdvertise and earn instantly. Locked in code, not promises.\nNo income is guaranteed; results depend on your effort. Cryptocurrency carries risk.');
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ async function send(input, opts) {
 // one saved draft (subject, intro, noteIds, audience): the admin card loads it, Save draft writes it
 const DRAFT = () => path.join(R.dataDir, 'updates-draft.json');
 function draft() { try { return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(DRAFT(), 'utf8')); } catch (e) { return null; } }
-function saveDraft(d) { const v = { subject: String(d.subject || '').slice(0, 150), intro: String(d.intro || '').slice(0, 8000), noteIds: (d.noteIds || []).map(String).slice(0, 40), audience: AUDIENCES[d.audience] ? d.audience : 'optin', savedAt: Date.now() }; try { fs.writeFileSync(DRAFT(), JSON.stringify(v)); } catch (e) {} return v; }
+function saveDraft(d) { const v = { subject: String(d.subject || '').slice(0, 150), intro: String(d.intro || '').slice(0, 8000), closing: String(d.closing || '').slice(0, 2000), noteIds: (d.noteIds || []).map(String).slice(0, 40), audience: AUDIENCES[d.audience] ? d.audience : 'optin', savedAt: Date.now() }; try { fs.writeFileSync(DRAFT(), JSON.stringify(v)); } catch (e) {} return v; }
 function status() { const l = log(); if (running) { const k = l.sends.find(x => x.id === running.id); if (k) Object.assign(k, running); } return { sends: l.sends.slice(0, 12), running: !!running }; }
 function lastSentAt() { const l = log(); const d = l.sends.find(x => x.status === 'done'); return d ? d.ts : 0; }
 module.exports = { init, AUDIENCES, counts, compose, send, status, lastSentAt, draft, saveDraft };