To Rachel

Hey Rachel.

I'm sorry that I haven't replied earlier, but I haven't been using this e-mail as much lately, and I haven't checked it in a while.

This may be badly timed, as exams are still going on for me, and in Toronto as well I think.

But that doesn't really matter.

Before I say anything else, I want to say that I honestly meant to keep in touch. But life got hard for me and a lot of things changed for me - I've changed a lot. Things have only really started to settle down in my life in the past two weeks if I'm being honest. And through everything, I just thought that I had changed so much, that you and everyone else I knew at Winona and at Rawlinson wouldn't like this different version of me.

As for the Young Voices, they have a conference every year, and I went in October. Its awesome and you should really go. I didn't even know that they had published my thing until you told me. I called my piece a thing because it was really a random thing I wrote after watching a movie. I entered another piece I thought they would pick, but they picked that one instead apparently.

But I get what you mean about writing to get things out. One of the many things I've changed now is what I write. I write poems, short stories, and songs. I'm starting a band. I don't know if you're still writing, I'm really hoping you are. You were good at it. I haven't seen anything since I left Winona, but you're probably as good, if not better.

If you ever want to get in touch, I don't know if you ever would, e-mail me back. Or post on the blog.

Eden

If You're Reading This, My Old Friend

Hello. It has been awhile since I (and you) have written on this long and somewhat naive (in my opinion, if it offends you, I apologize) blog that is now years old. I miss you. Somewhat. Or so it seems if I am indeed writing this or at least some part in my subconscious acknowledges that. It seems that the most part of me is still unforgiving because both of us has broken the oath of keeping in contact (or maybe because you lied). Anyways, I am writing this to you because it seems appropriate since we were friends because of writing and now I am creating a closure (maybe not for you but for me) through writing. Recently I have made a habit of outputting some things that should not be kept inside through writing which is most likely another main reason I am writing this. I mainly wish to tell you congratulations on achieving the dream ahead of me. I have read your paragraph in the Young Voices Magazine two years back and I do have to admit that I liked it.

Wishing you the best of luck,
Your Old Friend