To: “Frank Warren”
Subject: Re: I Quit Altoid Tin
Hi Frank: Did you open the Altoid Tin?
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No I thought it was a vampire. Vape
-Frank
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Nope, there is a note inside.
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Oh! you sent it in?
(Vampire was an autocorrect that I left in.)
-Frank
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I thought the vampire autocorrect was funny and very timely for October.
Yes…I was anxious to send it but made myself seal it and drop it in the mailbox the day I wrote it. My heart dropped when I saw my tin had made it and then I felt relief my note wasn’t there (what if someone recognized my handwriting?!) but I kept coming back to it, refreshing the page over and over, thinking that my note was like a genie stuck in a bottle and needing it to be released. So I actually sent an email to you, to release my so called genie. I don’t believe it will grant wishes but I hope it brings something needed to someone else.
I’ve been sober since I wrote it and two weeks isn’t much but writing the note and just letting myself be completely honest was such a release and we all have to start somewhere.
On, a related note, I’ve been visiting postsecret every Sunday since it started. I don’t even remember how I found it but it’s been a safe haven for me over the years and reading the secrets every Sunday provided me a weekly place where I never felt alone, especially as a teenager and continues to comfort me weekly. It’s the first thing I do when I wake up on Sunday. Thank you for creating this project and for keeping our secrets and keeping it going and everyone else that is brave enough to send in their secrets.
I opened the bag the postoffice put your secret in and looked for the best place to cut it open to get at the note, but it’s so well sealed – and cute. Is it okay if we let your story stand and preserve the note as a mystery?
-Frank
