Dear Haters,   This letter is for you. For the people who see my efforts and hear the cries of millions of other individuals, yet stand by on the sidelines finding the faults in our stars, I mean, struggles.   … Read more

Querida hermanita, It’s June 2023, you are about to walk across that stage and soon you’ll be off to college. I remember when you were a little girl, you were so curious to explore the world (back then your curiosity … Read more

Dear Aiwa, Your speakers are of the utmost quality. The bass that vibrates the floor, the sound that echoes around the room. The memories I have created through you blessing my ears are unquantifiable. I still remember the first song … Read more

Dear “Sustainable” Fashion, I really want to support you. On the surface, it seems like your ideas, mission, and values are all in the right place. You are trying to help one of the most capitalistic, profit driven, environmentally damaging … Read more

Dear Normalcy, I’ve longed for you for much of the year and only recently learned I don’t want you anymore. It took losing you in such a dramatic fashion with the onset of this pandemic to realize you have been … Read more

Dear Black and White Communities at UNC,   Am I the only one who feels that they are constantly at war with themselves? Feeling like they have to choose a side? Feeling like they have to choose between black and … Read more

Dear Science, This is a love letter. But love is not uncomplicated. So bear with me as I discover my feelings for you as I write them down. This is a love letter. Science, you captured me in third grade, … Read more

Dear Brain, Wallowing in my skull with nothing yet everything to still do. On constant alert but in the threshold of consciousness day and night. How have you not physically exploded by now? I wish there was an easier way … Read more

Dear Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools, I feel as if I have been intending to write this letter for years now. Perhaps it is a bit on the nose to choose to write directly to my school district after taking … Read more

Dear Declaration of Independence, I grew up thinking you truly believed all men were created equal. It’s clear I was wrong. How can you claim that everyone is entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness when the people … Read more