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The Letter Experiment
If you could write a letter to anyone, known or unknown, dead or alive, in your neighborhood, from a movie, a band, a play, a comedian- anyone- would you share it? Do it now. Just for this prompt. Letters should start out "dear (so and so)," and can be up to 500 words. Example recipients are many: Robin Williams, George Clooney, your father, your ex husband, Barack Obama, Marilyn Monroe, Mila Kunis, Jonathan Davis, the bus driver, the uber driver, etc. This is an experiment, not a competition, so shoot for likes but aim for your recipient. Details: This is a test of how much people enjoy letters as an outlet. Who knows, a future website may showcase letters from all over the world. But for now, write a letter (or two).

I miss you

Dear Grandpa,

I miss you. There is not a day that goes by that I dont ask myself what you would think of me - if you would be proud of me. You are the strongest person I have ever met and I curse god every day for taking you away from me before I had realized how big this world was and how much work there is to be done.

I applied to your alma-mater for callege. I got in but I couldnt afford to go. I decided not to go to college. When I made that decision I convinced myself that you would be proud that I had taken the road less traveled proud that I would be using my gap year to help people and to teach, just like you did for your whole life. But, are you proud? Or are you mad that I didnt work hard enough in high school to get some big merrit scholarship or academic award?

I have organized several protests recently. The world is so broken grandpa, I dont understand how you had the strength to keep fighting for justice every day, how you had the strength or the courage to try to fix a world that was hunting you and wanted you dead. I dont know how you did it but every time I feel myself slowing down or getting tired I remind myself that you would want me to keep going. So I do.

I write about you all the time. My words are the only way I know to express myelf clearly and I have so many feelings and anxieties tht revolve around you - making you proud, doing right by your legacy, upholding the change you spent your life fighting for - that sometimes it just makes more sense to write them out. I wish youcould read what I write about you.

You are my hero. I will spend all my life making you proud to the best of my abilities. I will spend all my life picking up where you let off in your fight for justice. I will spend all my life tryig to live up to my last name and to my title of Harvey Fireside's Granddaughter. I will spend all my life fighting for you.

Love,

Quinn

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