Dear younger self, You are in the free. You are a bird who is free to spread its wings. But soon that will all be …
Dear Me: Aging Isn’t What We Thought It Would Be
So, not sure how to address this. I don’t know what to call myself. Guess I could just use my name. Or Whatever — When …
Dear Future Me: You Are Loved
Dear Future Me, Though you may not have thought so then, I hope now you know: you are loved, you are kind, and you …
Dear Self: You’re Worth It
Dear Self, I haven’t been writing for myself–excuse me, for you–ever since I met the people around my life: family, friends, loved ones, and that …
Letter to Myself at Age Fourteen
1. Believe in love, every kind, big and small, weak and strong. 2. But don’t wait for him. Or any guy. Or anyone at all. …
To 12-Year-Old Alicia
To my younger self, You are going through a lot of changes now, and I know it can be scary to open up to …
To the Person I Was: Somehow I’m Still You
To the person I was before, You’re sitting in one corner of your room, hugging your knees to your chest, thinking why it had to …
Dear Past Me
Dear past me, Too often I’m asked to write to future me, or I guess right now it’s present me. Time’ll mess you up, homie. …
Dear 18-Year-Old Me: You’ll Miss This
Be scared. There is good reason to be scared, and don’t let anyone tell you that it’s not scary moving out of your hometown, out …