Archive - Love Note to a Book

A love note to: The Futurological Congress

Have you ever met someone who made you laugh so hard while you were with them, but then when you went home they had you pondering the meaning of life…

Apr 20, 2023 •

To: The Day on Fire

There is so much I want to say to you, I don’t know where to begin. First, I thank you (and maybe my friends curse you) for introducing me to the joy of…

Apr 14, 2023 •

February 2023

To: The Creative Act

The time we spent together has been transformative. What’s it like being an instruction manual for the creative life? I bet every artist you meet never…

Feb 27, 2023 •

First, an apology. During our time together, I didn't say much. You shared generously about your life as an artist, daughter, mother, sensitive person…

Feb 12, 2023 •

January 2023

To: The Left Hand of Darkness

Is it too much to say you changed my life, and are changing it still? I don’t think it is. When Ursula Le Guin introduced us, she said: In reading a…

Jan 8, 2023 •

December 2022

To: All the Light We Cannot See

I was so excited to read you. Having read Doerr’s Memory Wall and Four Seasons in Rome, I couldn’t wait to see how his gift for detail would come…

Dec 29, 2022 •

I’ve been wanting to write you for a while to tell you how much I enjoyed getting to know you. It’s been a bit, true, but only because I was afraid I…

Dec 4, 2022 •

October 2022

To: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Forgive me for using your English name. I know you prefer the original French, Notre-Dame de Paris, but I was afraid this wouldn’t get to you if I put…

Oct 6, 2022 •

September 2022

To: A Writer's Diary

When we first met, it was kismet. I’ve experienced a transformative shift in the way I see myself and my writing in the past year. I’ve become bored and…

Sep 29, 2022 •

July 2022

Dear Meridian, Hoo boy, you are captivating. Even though I’d heard you were a heart breaker and I didn’t know if I wanted to have my heart broken while…

Jul 29, 2022 •

To: The Blue Flower

Dear The Blue Flower, I cried when we said goodbye. I don’t know why exactly, it’s so hard to explain. Isn’t love always? It wasn’t one thing, it was…

Jul 24, 2022 •

To: The Price of Salt

Dear The Price of Salt, I ached when I read you. I am aching still, thinking about it. Was it really just a few days ago when we said our goodbyes?

Jul 21, 2022 •

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