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Open Letters to People or Entities Who Are Unlikely to Respond

Send your nonfictional open letters to openletters@mcsweeneys.net.
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May 11, 2017

An Open Letter to My Chili Pepper On Ratemyprofessors.com

by Molly Collins
May 8, 2017

An Open Letter to the Guy Who Once Had a Class with You in High School and is Hurt You Didn’t Hit Him Up When in Town for Work

by Dave Nadelberg
April 5, 2017

An Open Letter to My Neighbor Jared Leto

by Gina Fattore
March 29, 2017

An Open Letter to the Kars 4 Kids

by Andrew Benedict
March 9, 2017

An Open Letter to Coastal Living Magazine

by NL McAllister
February 24, 2017

An Open Letter to the Afternoon Nap My Child Has Given Up

by Stacey Zapalac
February 17, 2017

An Open Letter to The White House Writing Staff

by Christopher Sachs
January 24, 2017

An Open Letter to People Who Think Leggings Are Pants

by Kate Tagai
January 17, 2017

An Open Letter to the Stranger on Facebook Who Convinced Me Not to Be Transgender Anymore

by Sam Riedel
December 17, 2016

An Open Letter to Friends and Family Members About Their Holiday Cards

by Anna Royal
December 3, 2016

An Open Letter to God About Allowing Me to Wear Spanx Under My Angel Robe

by Maggie Phenicie
November 19, 2016

An Open Letter to Future Ex-Boyfriends About How to Apologize for Wrongdoings At the End of Our Relationships

by Dani Burlison

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