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Open Letters to People or Entities Who Are Unlikely to Respond
Send your nonfictional open letters to openletters@mcsweeneys.net.
(Submission guidelines)
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February 24, 2012An Open Letter to a Suicidal Friend, a Bulimic Friend, a Long Lost Aunt, and Stephanie, My New LinkedIn Connection
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February 17, 2012An Open Letter to the Marketing Lady in My Office Who Asked Me What My Major Was in College, and When I Said English, Responded With, “You’ll Never Get Anywhere With That.”
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February 10, 2012An Open Letter to the Fastest Jogger at the Park
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January 27, 2012An Open Letter to My Dad Before He Began Taking Zoloft
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January 13, 2012An Open Letter to William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Repayment Program
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December 27, 2011An Open Letter to the Gentleman Blow-Drying His Balls in the Gym Locker Room
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December 2, 2011An Open Letter to Friends and Family Regarding Inquiries About My Reproductive Plans
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November 18, 2011An Open Letter to My Sister Who Accepted My Friendship Request On Facebook Sixteen Months After She Died
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November 11, 2011An Open Letter to the Family Counseling Student Expelled for Lacking Empathy
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November 4, 2011An Open Letter to the Guy Waiting in the Corner of This Comic Book Shop
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October 28, 2011An Open Letter to Every Woman Who Lives, Laughs, and Loves
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October 14, 2011An Open Letter to the Colleague Who Said “Well, You Weren’t That Close to Him Anyway” After I Told Her My Father Died
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