Dear Dad, I would apologise for this being almost a week late, but honestly I’m kind of done with being sorry for things that I can’t really do anything about, and unless I can switch my brain for a slightly more functional one then I’m not going to apologise. Life is kind of kicking my … More Dear Dad (Happy Belated Father’s Day)
Okay, so I know it’s technically not your birthday until tomorrow and I’m a day early but it’s close enough. At least I’m not late, and I didn’t forget. It’s often hard to forget these days, especially since the date is on the key-ring I keep attached to one of my sets of keys. This … More Dear Dad (Happy Birthday, Again)
The Christmas Card. Hannah stared at the envelope on her doormat for a few seconds in confusion. Hardly anyone ever wrote her cards or letters, in fact most of the post she got was junk mail or flyers for the local takeaways, and the handwriting on the front of the card was one that she … More An Advent Of Writing – Day 14
Dear Dad, It’s actually been 2 years and a day if you want to get really specific, though for a while I was having a moment where I couldn’t actually remember which date exactly it was. I knew it was early November, between Halloween and Bonfire Night, but I couldn’t remember the exact day. All … More Dear Dad (It’s Been 2 Years)
Dear Dad, Someone told me earlier this year that change is just a fact of life, that everything changes eventually, so we just have to accept it and roll with the punches. Sometimes however, these changes are easier to accept than others. Some change is easy, for the better. Others are harder, more painful to … More Dear Dad (There Are Changes Afoot)
Dear Dad, Happy Father’s Day. I hope you don’t mind that I haven’t got you a present or a card. If I figure out how to send things to the afterlife, I’ll get right on it. Is there an afterlife? I write these as if you can see them, as if you can read them. … More Dear Dad (Happy Father’s Day)
Prompt: Imagine yourself at age eighty. What would you tell yourself? Hey, I’m not going to lie, writing this feels so incredibly weird. I wonder if you’ll even remember me writing the letter. I was so young back then, and it was so long ago. Twenty-two years old, with my whole life ahead of me. … More #57. A Letter To My 80-Year-Old Self
Prompt: Imagine yourself aged eight. What would you tell yourself? Hey Kid, I’m writing to you form the future, I’m an older version of you, 14 years older to be precise. I have a few pieces of advice for you, you don’t have to listen to me, but I reckon your life will be a … More #56. A Letter To My 8-Year-Old Self
Dear Dad, Today is an important day. Today is the day that Fabian turns 18. You’re not here to well and truly embarrass him, which I know you would have taken great pleasure in, so I guess I’ll have to do it. Not that it’s much of a hardship, I’m sure there’s something in the … More Dear Dad (Your Little Boy Is All Grown Up)
Prompt: “You’re the high school sweetheart from the previous prompt. Write your reply to the breakup note” Dear Sophie, I don’t even know where to start. Where to begin. I’m not even sure if I know what I want to say. I want to be angry at you, I want to be mad, I want … More #31. Dear Sophie
A Place of Mine 