Public letters from the past

Time Travelled — about 10 years

A letter from the past

Dear FutureMe, I am hoping you're alive to read this, I couldn't figure it out because I'm bad at math and I've been grading papers for too long. I would like you to take this opportunity to check on your personal narrative and your level of creativity, because as I write this I realize how intertwined they are. In the 2011 that it is now, you pretty much hate yourself. I mean, there are ...

Time Travelled — about 5 years

A letter from April 10th, 2016, thinking about the meaning of existence

Hey man, This may be a little unprecedented i guess... but it's probably because I've been doing a lot of introspection and have found that nothing can be conclusively taken for a truth, everything can be questioned to the point of no belief. I mean look at Buddha, he probably found out that everything is impermanent and transient and that especially the desirous ways of man, but i feel even ...

Time Travelled — almost 11 years

Hello Sean

Dear FutureMe, Right now it is 5:45pm on Monday, May 17, 2010. And I hope you turned out alright. Are you still with Ashley? Did you ever marry her?! I hope so, because yesterday was the first time I told her "I love you." :] She means so much to me. I wonder what you decided to do for the rest of your life. Right now I think I'm majoring in pre-medicine at MSU.. but I feel like I co...

Time Travelled — almost 10 years

A letter from April 28, 2011

Hello me, My life has gone to hell. I hope you moved on and forgot all about it. Like a bad dream. If that's the case, let me give you a recap. I went to Europe three days before my grandfather died. I loved Europe. I saw many beautiful things, met many wonderful people from all over the world, and learned so many new things. However, I fucked up way more than I anticipated (mostly due to un...

Time Travelled — almost 4 years

A letter from May 27th, 2017

Dear FutureMe, At this time in 2021, I'll be in med school. Or that's the plan as of now. What could I possibly say to my twenty-one year old self. I just have a lot of thoughts about my career choice. Medicine, surgery specifically, seems surrealist. See, I like the thought of it now, have been for a while. Even before I chose that's what I wanted. And for many many many years before that, ...

Time Travelled — over 3 years

A letter from November 27th, 2017

Dear FutureMe, This is the 14 year old you speaking, Happy 18th birthday. I am sending you this message to inform you on the terrible things drugs can do to you. I am hoping the information in this message will help you to make the right decisions. There are many health consequences from taking drugs. There are many different drugs that harm your body in many different ways. Smoking can...

Time Travelled — about 4 years

A letter from February 22nd, 2017

Dear FutureMe, It's been six years now since that stupid atv wreck. How are you doing on that end? you know already but as of now my foot still cramps up, and your hand is ass. Not doing anything too stupid, just smoking some pot and keeping it chill;) Right now, as i write this, its been two years since our last relationship, finally came out of that rut i feel like. Hope you've found a new s...

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