Public letters from the past

Time Travelled — 12 months

A letter from November 1st, 2019

Dear FutureMe, I'm from the past! 2019. I get anxious when I think of the future and where my life might go. I don't know how I'll pay for school, I don't know what I can get a job in, I don't know if mom will be proud of me for majoring in english, I don't know anything. I'm doing math right now and god does it make me unhappy. Are you dating eric still? I hope so. He makes me so happ...

Time Travelled — 12 months

A letter from November 1st, 2019

Dear FutureMe, In the past year, you have seen and done so much. You have excelled in your new position and learned new aspects of your career. You have helped so many. While helping others, you have also made time to focus on working to fight your depression. I know life has been hard. I know you have seen ugly things. I know that people have treated you unfairly. But remember that ...

Time Travelled — almost 10 years

10 Years ago you were me

Dear Future Me, Wow. I can't believe you're 32!! That puts you in...what, 2020??? It seems so unreal. So far off...but this letter will come to you and it will seem like yesterday that you sat at your desk and wrote it. Don't forget about this time in your life. Right now I am 22 years old, working in an office, and not sure where my life is headed. I think about where you are...and I don...

Time Travelled — almost 5 years

Poem of Possibilities, My Future Self

Dear FutureMe, Future Self Big and swoll Happy and successful to your soul One Siberian Husky, one Koi Fish and one Teddy Bear puppy Going to work in the gym Your new clients name is Kim She says she wants to lose weight You tell her she will need to work like a freight Living in Green Bay Starting your life Have you seen my new wife? That sound like a great life. Long...

Time Travelled — almost 4 years

A letter from November 14th, 2016 - Post-election Trump Fears

Hi future me. I'm writing to you from 6 days after the Trump election win. It's been a rough week. Family divide. emotions and tensions high. Racism and bigotry were in full display on the streets. Protests almost daily. And as always the media fanning the flames of hate and fear. As an experiment, I am documenting my current fears for the trump presidency, so you can accurately compare with...

Time Travelled — 29 days

A letter from September 10th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, Heeeey. You felt really bad when you wrote this. I know it’s super hard, coming back to life after your mother died. Your friends are gone or firefighting. Winter is coming. Your home country is having election panic attacks, and you... you have no home. But I want to remind you: you have a home—in me. No matter what, I’m happy to be here with you in this little blink of a...

Time Travelled — almost 8 years

A letter from October 9th, 2012

Dear FutureMe, I hope this email finds you well, I have sent you a similar letter in the past written back when we were 15 years of age, and you received it 5 years later. Sadly, most of the goals and hopes you had wished for, didn't come true... and you are now leading a totally different life than you had imagined, and frankly,a better one than that which you've anticipated. Bushra,or as s...

Time Travelled — about 2 years

A letter from September 7th, 2018

Hey, there! I don't exactly know how old you are at the moment, but you have to be around 20. Let's say you are 20. People may think that not so much can change for 2 years, but I know a lot has changed. I'm 17 right now /18 after one month/ and I'm so confused. There are just so many things that are supposed to happen but they are not happening. And I'm so ready to get out of high school an...

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