Category Archives: Open letter

I’m not ready…

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

I’m not ready to be friends with you yet, my dear ex-boyfriend. I really want to be friends with you again, just for a moment, so that we can talk about the corgis in The King’s Speech. Did you freak out when you … Continue reading →

Posted in Ache, Books, Dogs, Love, Movies, Music, Open letter, Questions, Waiting | 2 Comments

Dear future boyfriend,

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

I only have a few bowls right now. I’m just building my own kitchen, my first sets of dishes, and I found a pack of bowls at Target. I’m not so girly that everything I own MUST be pink, but … Continue reading →

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Listening to old Rilo Kiley…

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

… since I’m seeing Jenny & Johnny on Sunday night. “If you want to find yourself by traveling out west, or if you want to find somebody else that’s better, go ahead. If you want to buy a brand new … Continue reading →

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From the desk of Maggie Malam.

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Dear whoever never used these envelopes (so that I could buy them from eBay in 2009), Thank you. Love, Maggie Dear penpals, Watch your mailbox! Love, Maggie

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Requiem for a lost friend.

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

I just read through all the mail you ever sent me. I couldn’t bear to get rid of it. I couldn’t bear to consign it to the recycling bin to form someone else’s future papergoods. You were such a good … Continue reading →

Posted in Desire, Life lessons, Love, Mail, Open letter, Seasons, Striving, The Internet | 4 Comments

On the “renaming” of things.

Posted on January 16, 2009 by

From NPR comes this “you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me” story: PETA is renaming fish “sea kittens” in order to drum up sympathy for fish via impressionable youngsters who wouldn’t dream of eating “sea kitten sticks” after seeing the PETA website. In the story, it … Continue reading →

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