Public letters from the past

Time Travelled — almost 11 years

What's it like?

Dear FutureMe, I can't believe I'm doing this. I doubt I'll have the same e-mail by the time this is suppost to be be sent, but what the hell I have nothing better to do. So what's it like? Is the future everything you hoped for? Dreamed of? I know I, we, whatever were hoping in part for greatness, to finish that comic idea and make it a success, to create a lot of animations and get recogni...

Time Travelled — almost 10 years

A letter from November 19th, 2011

Hey Future Me, How are you? I hope well. Seriously, you kind of scare me sometimes with all of your future plans being as hazy and foggy as they are. You know, I never even properly congratulated you (as I know I won’t in the future) for doing everything you wanted to do career-wise. I wonder how you and I have changed personality-wise. Would we be good friends if I was there? Or would yo...

Time Travelled — almost 3 years

A letter from November 20th, 2018

Dear FutureMe, Play hard, remember to always act with love never with hate or anger. Keep your feet always on the ground, never believe you are better than others or attempt to compare yourself. Never forget that true happiness is found around the corner, by surrounding yourself with those who love you you will be truly happy. When you fall down jump back up with a scream saying "one...

Time Travelled — about 3 years

A letter from August 19th, 2018

God you speak, I'll type. One year today!! In roughly 8-10 hours 365 days ago, you will send out a risky text and get a daunting answer in return. DON'T STRESS IT THOUGH This breakup & breakdown served as a catalyst for your greatest breakthrough. This moment will serve you for the rest of your life. Little did you know millions of people will be impacted by the...

Time Travelled — almost 10 years

Epilogue

A letter from November 13th, 2011

Happy 70th birthday. It's a Sunday, and I'm typing this sitting on the green couch in my living room on Beechwood, and it's around 9:40 a.m. Mr. Bird was singing earlier, and NPR is on the radio. Later today my pal Bob and I will be putting winter tires on our cars, and we'll be going to Charley's Crab for dinner this evening. I feel pretty good about turning 60. I'm in good health, have som...

Time Travelled — over 4 years

A letter from June 1st, 2017

Hey you, Today you turned thirty-five, so there's that. Hopefully you've made your peace with aging and take it better than you did when you turned thirty. If not, it's time to suck it up and deal with it because there's nothing you can do to stop it. Usually your birthday reminds you of all the things you haven't accomplished or haven't experienced. Today I want you to celebrate what yo...

Time Travelled — 12 months

A letter from November 11th, 2020

For some backstory, this is a letter that I wrote to myself three months in advance of the end of a Charity Aid Expedition I participated in 2019 in Nepal. Whilst it focused directly on me and the journey I hoped to take in that time, concerning my own demons and personal growth, I hope it gives any budding adventurers the courage to take that leap into the wider world we are fearful to exp...

Time Travelled — 12 months

A letter from November 9th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, Today is a bad day for some unknown reason. We aren't trained so I can only assume that now everything has settled. Now everything has been resolved. What's left? Maybe I'm trying to find out who I am but failing miserably. I write this in the hope that a year from now is better. A year from now you aren't questioning, what's next? What do I do now? What is the purpose of my li...

Time Travelled — over 12 years

just checking...

Dear FutureMe, Thirty years old!!!! Man, you're old. Anyways, I'll just check you out. Not that you can reply and answer me back. Just read on. First and foremost, HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Yesterday's your birthday, right? Oh, or maybe two days ago since I think this letter would most probably be sent at 00:00EST... That's -04:00GMT, and ours is +08:00GMT, and we're ahead by 12 hrs. and s...

Time Travelled — over 7 years

A letter from May 26th, 2014

Dear Future me, It has been ten years now, since you almost died in that accident. Right now I sometimes still feel the consequences. Like, I can be very tired from time to time, to the point where I almost get sick. That sucks very bad, you know. But hey, at least I survived. I could also not get out of that coma, you know. Then you wouldn't be here. And then I never could send this to you....

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