It's very obvious that the "open letter" is one of the most used types of Odyssey articles that people choose to write. They also get a ton of attention, and are typically littered across my Facebook newsfeed at all times of the day. While they're popular, it's so easy to mock open letters. They're sometimes cheesy, and can make the person or group they're addressing either really uncomfortable or really grateful, or maybe a mix of both. We've all seen the ones that make us cringe a little, but there are also the few that are really sweet. I'm not one to write open letters, but for people that are, here are a couple suggestions.
1. An Open Letter To The Girl Who Saw Me Take A Snapchat Selfie And Didn't Say Anything
You're a true hero.
2. An Open Letter To The Friend Who Said She Would Let Me Know What She's Doing This Weekend But Never Did
3. An Open Letter To The People Who Yelled And Brought Attention To Me When I Dropped A Cup In The Caf
You'll never understand how much you hurt me in that moment.
4. An Open Apology Letter To The People Who Can Hear Me Breathe When I'm Running On The Treadmill
I'm so sorry for all I've put you through.
5. An Open Letter To The People Who Turned And Looked At Me When I Walked In Late To Class
6. An Open Letter To The Girl Down The Hall Who Saw Me In The Bathroom After Just Waking Up And Didn't Throw Up At The Sight Of Me
I can't express how much you mean to me.
7. An Open Letter To The Cashier That Didn't Judge Me When I Went Through The Checkout With Three Packages Of Mini Donuts And A Large Soda
8. An Open Thank You Letter To The 11th Person To Like My Instagram Photo Causing The Names To Change To Numbers
I could thank you a million times and it would never be enough.
9. An Open Letter To The People Who Answer Hard Questions In Class After The Professor Has Been Standing There Waiting For Someone To Do So For Five Minutes
10. An Open Letter To The People Who You're Not Sure If You're Close Enough With To Say Hi To In Passing Or Not
I just wish I knew where we stood, but I know someday we will get through this.
11. An Open Letter To The Person I Had To Move Out Of The Way For Because You Were Skateboarding In The Middle Of The Sidewalk
12. An Open Letter To The Cleaning Lady In Our Hall
Not a joke, you are the real MVP.
13. An Open Letter To The Facebook Friend That Posts Every Thought They've Ever Had Online
14. An Open Letter To My Best Friend's Ex-Best Friend From Sixth Grade
You know what you did, and even though it was eight years ago, I can never forgive you.
15. An Open Thank You Letter To Olly And Andy On "Bob's Burgers"
Thank you for being there when no one else was.
I'm looking to you, Odyssey writers everywhere. I'm waiting on these and will not rest until they're all done. Speaking from past experience, readers will most likely eat these things up and any of them would probably get more shares and page views than the stuff that I try to write. You're all welcome.
