Mailbox | Submit A Letter
I’d like to submit a letter ✍🏽
Is there one thing you are ready to say?
Please email Jen at jen@tfawproject.com with the answers to the following four questions. These guiding questions are designed to help you reflect and express what’s been hard to say—out loud, or even to yourself. There’s no pressure to be perfect. Just start here:
1. What is one thing you’d like to say?
This is your anchor. Maybe it’s something you’ve rehearsed a hundred times in your head but never said aloud. Maybe you don’t even have the words yet—just a feeling, a sentence that’s been sitting on your chest. This question is about naming the thing—even if it’s still messy, tender, or unfinished. This becomes the opening line of your letter: "If I could say one thing…"
2. To whom do you want to say this?
Is it a specific person—like a parent, partner, or your younger self? Is it a group—like your family, community, or a generation? Or is it more abstract—like to God, to America, or to no one in particular? This question helps you ground your letter, even if you’re writing anonymously. It gives your words direction—whether that direction is intimate or imagined.
3. Why do you want to say this?
This is your why. Why now? Why here? What has this silence cost you? Answering this can help you move beyond storytelling into meaning. It invites you to connect your experience to something deeper—whether it’s closure, curiosity, accountability, or a longing to be heard. You don’t need to explain or justify. This is about intention, not perfection.
4. With all that said, what are you really trying to say?
Sometimes what we start out saying isn’t the thing we actually want to say. This question helps you get there. It’s about peeling back one last layer and getting to the heart of your message—what you really mean, even if it surprises you. This often becomes your final line. “If I could say one thing, it’s this…”
I hope to read your letter in the upcoming season. 🤗🎙️
💛 Jen
Questions? Contact Jen — jen@tfawproject.com or text message (619) 621-8766 (Yes, this is a real number!). Messages are typically reviewed on Fridays. 💌