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Category: Letters

To: DAD

An abridged version of this piece was originally published in a special issue compiled by 3 Moon Magazine called TEXTS … More

communication, confession, death, family, grief, guilt, love, magazine, messages, relationships, secrets, texts, unsent, writing, zine

Dear K

In response to https://kaitmauro.com/dearbrittney/2019/12/13/letter-no-4 Dear K An ocean apart and I can feel your pain as if it were my … More

advice, books, correspondence, depression, diary, family, grief, Letters, life, love, memory, poetry, suicide, writing

Birthday Letters

December: the month of birthday letters: letters that, this year, I cannot write. Now You Are 9. Now You Are … More

birthdays, death, depression, diary, family, fear, grief, journal, Letters, love, notebook, words, writing

Happy Death Day! (3)

3 years. Sometimes it feels like 3 days, sometimes 3 weeks, sometimes a decade, but always far too long ago … More

afterlife, anniversary, childhood, daddy, daughter, death, emotions, family, grief, journal, letter, loss, love, memory, mortality, mourning, writing

Hack

Dear Little Boy who was sitting in front of me on the 214 bus yesterday who had his arm wrapped … More

advice, childhood, conversation, experience, kids, learning, letter, life, London, poem, poetry, prosetry, self harm, strangers, truth

Literally

Dear Sir/Madam, It would appear that I have identified a problem with your mood tracking app. As you know (or … More

apps, depression, help, language, letter, life, mental health, mental illness, mood, self help, suicide prevention, technology, words

050219

Father, I know you blamed yourself when Cambridge rejected me. I’d spent the months prior to my interviews falling in … More

academia, books, college, education, existentialism, family, grief, letter, life, literature, love, reading, school, university, writing

A Letter to The Girl Next Door

Dear Louiza, You don’t know me, but you do. We’ve never met in person, never stood face to face. I’ve … More

epistolary, feminism, friendship, girls, Hijacked Amygdala, letter, life, neighbours, truth, women, writing

Now You Are 24

Dear Shrimp, Recently I’ve begun to believe that if we weren’t related you wouldn’t like me as a person at … More

apology, behaviour, birthday, BPD, family, friendship, letter, life, mental health, mental illness, mood, siblings, writing

Now You Are 70

​For you, turning seventy Was never meant to be But wherever you are I hope you’re having a crazy party. … More

birthday, family, grief, heartbreak, love, poem, poetry, writing

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