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Write from the point of view of a character writing a letter to their past or future self.

Posted in Character on Oct 26, 2022

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“A Letter For Emery Lane” by Adam (Cool)

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A Letter For Emery Lane Written by: Alessa Strachlin. Dear Emery Lane. I’ve thought about you a lot the last few days. I don’t really know what to think when I think of you. I think about what would happen if I could actually talk to you in person, like if I could travel back in time and just sit down and talk with you, I think about what I’d say to you, what you’d say back to me. I think about how you’d react if you saw me now. Maybe you’d be happy we made it to 15, maybe you’d be sad we weren’t gone like we planned. For the record, I’...

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“Hello, it’s been a while..” by Sarah Ware

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Hi there. How are you doing you? On the precipice with adulthood staring you down. I know you are struggling.  My dear, you were born a survivor. You work so hard to see the positive in it all, even when there is none. You've mastered the art of reading reactions, and facial expressions, listening for the meanings that aren't said out loud. You tiptoe about like a shadow. Wherever you go, you make sure there is no evidence you were there. You dare not offend until you do. When you break in half, it's from the combustion of holding it ...

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“To Whom it May Concern” by John Van Wageningen

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To Whom It May Concern It’s a wonderful notion, is it not, to think we don’t really die, but simply pass into another dimension only to reappear, as a new born baby, in another time and place, in the future? Tibetan Buddhism teaches about reincarnation and how the search for a new Dalai Lama entails gathering up some of his former possessions and laying them, together with other random items, at the feet of the child suspected to be the reincarnation. If the child favours the items of the former Dalai Lama over the other random items, so...

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“DEAR ONE” by Julia Corliss

Submitted to Contest #146

May, 2022 Dear One,         Time rolls along like waves lapping the shore…past, present, and future…somewhere, some when, lapping, moving in and out with the pull of the moon, and the rotation of the Earth. Thus, time moves on.         Here you are having reached three quarters of a century in this life time so far. I suppose you cannot help but wonder if you will live on Earth for a whole century. The years ahead stretch out. You are a creature of hope. After ...

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“Be. Better.” by Christopher Jolma

Submitted to Contest #146

Hey kid, listen up. I need you to do exactly what I say or you’re going to die.  I don’t mean in some theoretical sense, like, “That was a killer.” I mean literally. With finality. And I feel compelled to note that I also mean “horribly.”  I know what you’re thinking right now. You’re probably already halfway to pushing the spam and report button on this email. This is either some kind of prank or threat. But think about this for a half-second before you tap out: how did this email land in this inbox? You know - your secret t...

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“Flower in a Fractured Vase” by Nate Shears

Submitted to Contest #146

The sun blinks behind a row of clouds, overlooking the garden where I sit between the arms of an old wooden bench. About my feet, purple crocuses poke their heads through the patchwork of grass, still damp from the early morning rain. Above, birds flutter from tree to tree singing love songs to one another, a welcomed sound after the frozen silence of winter. A feeder was hung for them in the hands of a large birch at the center of the yard. Chickadees, white-throated sparrows, house finches, and the scattered grackle (I know all their names...

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“Dear Sam” by Gentry Turner

Submitted to Contest #146

Dear Sam, Today was hard. Harder than I would like to admit. I feel overwhelming guilt for my weakness but I know you would tell me that I am only human. I know we are healing and you are reading this, healed and happy, looking back at how far we’ve come. You understand balance and moderation like I wish I could now. The logging has helped, the tracking has educated me. I just want to be you already, but I realize that hard work is the only way to see progress and fully heal. Writing to you makes me want to make you real, it inspires me to ...

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“Who's the winner now?” by Sasha Grace

Submitted to Contest #146

Trigger warning sensitive content: mental health, substance abuse, suicide and self harm. She found the envelope wedged between the back of the bed board and the wall. Odd place for an envelope but she figured she was a different person back then. It was a bit damp and smelt pretty strong but that made perfect sense considering the bottle of tequila she’d thrown at the wall five minutes earlier. The writing was a bit smudged, so she held it closer to her brown squinting eyes. Purple words running down the paper. She’d never use a pen tha...

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“A Letter from the Pool House” by Maureen MacLennan

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 A Letter from the Pool House                                    Lilies sent their perfume from the yard next door and it was distracting to say the least. The last time I’d  been subjected to those particular flowers was at dad’s funeral. The oppressive melancholy perfume was a tad lighter out in the garden but it was still a type of hit. I’d just moved in two w...

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“Tempus” by Nadia Mena

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The building was brick and perfectly normal, on a perfectly normal street, in the middle of a perfectly normal town. At first glance or even the second, Tempus Institue didn't look like the type of place housing the world’s most renowned technological advancement. Knowing that it was, and having to face the reality of needing to walk through its perfectly normal front door in just a few short moments, had Gina’s stomach in knots.  “If you keep twirling that strand of hair around your finger you're gonna end up with a bald spot.”&nbsp...

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