A longing bottle from the sea

“There are names I don't say out loud anymore, but they still…”

Longing

Washing up · Sep 16, 1:28 PM

There are names I don't say out loud anymore, but they still show up while I'm washing dishes. This bottle can hold one until the water goes cold.

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This is a message in a bottle on AnyBottle: a short, longing letter written to a stranger and set adrift. Anyone can read it; signed-in readers can tie on a kind reply. Many people use it for unsent letters they never found a home for.

Write one back to the seaA few lines is plenty, and your draft is saved as you type.

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