Saturday, November 18, 2006

Unread Letters.

I have discovered a new "hobby" of sorts. I've taken up the old fashioned practice of letter writing. Pen, paper, envelope, the whole nine yards. The only difference between my letters and the letters that other people write is that I don't want mine to be read. I won't seal the envelope. I won't ever drop them in a mailbox.

I'm writing these letter to say to people what I have always wanted to tell them, but have lacked the conviction to do so. I've found it to be very therapeutic. Finally I have the chance to spill all the thoughts that have been crowding my mind for years onto a blank sheet of paper. As I began this little project, I thought why can't I just phone these people and say, "look, I've needed to say this for a long time now." I guess the easy answer is that I'm too scared to do that. So, for now at least, a sheet of paper is the best substitute for those conversations.

Who are your envelopes addressed to?

1 Comments:

At 3:17 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're not the only one who finds it therapeutic. Postsecret - http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ - is a place where people write their secrets on postcards and anonymously send them in.

 

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