Open Letters: The Archives (by name)

The Alphabetical Archives

[You can also read the archives by date or by subject]

Our Correspondents (so far):

Dean Allen - on his mother's wedding.	2000-11-27
Lillie Allison - on knowing a secret.	2000-08-09
Jonathan Ames - on germs.	2000-12-29
Jourdon Anderson - on being free, at last.	2000-10-17
Anonymous - on interviewing at Microsoft.	2000-09-19
Daniel Arp - on his passion for Amazon.com.	2000-12-13
Kevin Baker - on the coming crisis.	2000-11-09
Angelica Biddle - on an ethereal hangover.	2000-12-18
The Bodybuilder - a found letter about a bad day.	2000-12-15
David Brown - on a man and a bridge.	2000-09-07
Ian Brown - on a moment of clarity.	2000-07-21
Ian Brown - on reading Paradise Lost.	2000-10-03
Eldon C. - a found letter on caskets and coffins.	2000-12-16
Scott Carrier - on crickets and desire.	2000-07-13
Lynn Crosbie - on loving a goalie.	2000-06-20
Blue Chevigny - on faith and the movies.	2000-07-06
Jorge Colombo - on drawing his neighbors.	2000-08-05
Dennis Costello - on a broken heart.	2000-09-20
Noah Cowan - on Seoul and music.	2000-06-28
Danny and Brandi - found letters on being "just friends."	2000-12-12
Nick Davis - on an anniversary.	2000-08-10
Dishwasher Pete - on a clean conscience.	2000-07-24
Dishwasher Pete - on the rat problem.	2000-09-25
Rory Evans - on tagging state capitols.	2000-09-11
Golda Fried - on studying the Stones.	2000-11-15
Robbie Fulks - on being audited.	2000-10-05
Josh Goldfein - on counting votes in Palm Beach.	2000-11-20
Jonathan Goldstein - on an old flame.	2000-07-07
Gregory Gransden - on Mexico's crime reporters.	2000-10-02
Bruce Grierson - on the war on beavers (English version).	2000-11-28
Bruce Grierson - on the war on beavers (French version).	2000-11-28
Adam Heimlich - on the new new economy.	2000-09-15
Marc Herman - on typing in a hammock.	2000-06-23
Sheila Heti - on not keeping secrets.	2000-10-20
His Biggest Fan - a found letter to Tiger Woods.	2000-12-11
John Hodgman - on memory and chaos.	2000-09-05
John Hodgman - on the Slingshot.	2000-10-16
Andy Jenkins - on a visit from a skater.	2000-07-26
Lady Stardust - on extraordinary sums of money.	2000-12-14
Jonathan Lethem - on his favorite band.	2000-10-23
Joel Lovell - on a fainting spell.	2000-07-19
Bill Lychack - on the epiphany business.	2000-07-27
Paul Maliszewski - on a moving sale.	2000-09-08
Paul Maliszewski - on a giant truck.	2000-09-29
Paul Maliszewski - on finding a place to live.	2000-11-13
Paul Maliszewski - on suing his landlord.	2000-12-19
M. - on life in a psychiatric ward (part one).	2000-10-12
M. - on life in a psychiatric ward (part two).	2000-10-13
Rick Moody - on birds and memory.	2000-11-21
Sharon O'Connor - on her sensitive child.	2000-08-08
Heather O'Neill - on sixth-grade poetry.	2000-07-25
Heather O'Neill - on a family outing.	2000-10-24
Heather O'Neill - on a visit from her mother.	2000-12-27
Stephen Osborne - on stigmata.	2000-09-12
Stephen Osborne - on getting sick, and well.	2000-12-21
Kevin Patterson - on the nervous system.	2000-08-03
Kevin Patterson - on leprosy.	2000-12-04
Aliza Pollack - on beginning chemotherapy.	2000-08-02
Aliza Pollack - on continuing chemotherapy.	2000-09-26
Aliza Pollack - on finishing chemotherapy.	2000-12-05
Aliza Pollack - on leaving the cancer zone.	2000-12-06
Aliza Pollack - on re-entering the cancer zone.	2000-12-08
Todd Pruzan - on his new apartment.	2000-12-01
Stacey Richter - on shoplifting and funerals.	2000-09-22
Mabel Ross - on her fallen son.	2000-11-10
Julie Shapiro - on selling the new Radiohead.	2000-10-18
Samantha Shapiro - on losing things.	2000-06-26
Samantha Shapiro - on getting them back.	2000-06-27
Leanne Shapton - on photography and surprise.	2000-10-26
Amy Sohn - on long-distance love.	2000-09-13
Tabatha Southey - on an alleged personality flaw.	2000-07-11
Craig Taylor - on an Eminem clone.	2000-07-18
Craig Taylor - on moving to London.	2000-11-16
Team Leader - on motivation and effort.	2000-09-18
Miriam Toews - on studying psychology.	2000-10-09
Paul Tough - on a moment of coincidence.	2000-06-21
Paul Tough - on the best joke ever.	2000-09-27
Sarah Vowell - on The Patriot.	2000-07-04
Sarah Vowell - on casting her ballot.	2000-11-06
Cheryl Wagner - on being a good neighbor.	2000-09-06
Cheryl Wagner - on her idea of Purgatory.	2000-09-28
Cheryl Wagner - on her sister's thirtieth birthday.	2000-11-14
Kevin Walters - on coming back to Hattiesburg.	2000-10-25
Ethan Watters - on why he gambles.	2000-08-04
Michael Welch - on a bad, bad trip.	2000-07-31
Michael Welch - on staying up all night with Al Gore.	2000-11-07
Michael Welch - on his guilty heart.	2000-11-29
Emily White - on mothers and mania.	2000-07-17
Chana Williford - on meeting Tattoo Guy.	2000-06-19
Chana Williford - on moving in together.	2000-07-10
Chana Williford - on a new adventure.	2000-10-27
Jessica Willis - on going into detox.	2000-10-11
Jessica Willis - on wanting to breed.	2000-11-22
Andrew Wilson - on a trip to the DMV.	2000-07-14
X. - on her son, and his father.	2000-06-22
X. - on riding the Rotor.	2000-06-29
X. - on the secret life of 13-year-olds.	2000-07-12
X. - on the Athlete of the Year.	2000-08-07
X. - on an unexpected phone call.	2000-08-11
Lauren Zalaznick - on a misdirected email.	2000-10-19
Alivia Zivich - on dot-com office chairs.	2000-07-28

Our Interview Subjects:

Invisibyl Ninja - on tech-support life.	2000-07-29
Sarah Jones - on being the most popular girl.	2000-06-24
Eilis Dolan Klein - on kindergarten.	2000-09-09
Matt Salada - on diabetes and rock 'n roll.	2000-12-07
Sam and Zak - on what can be smoked.	2000-06-30
Todd Strandberg - on the Rapture Index.	2000-07-08