A Valentine’s Day Love Letter to Texas
A love letter to an idea, an ode to geography, a fawnig epistle for a wilting rose. Happy Valentine's Day, Texas. This one's for you.

My Funny Valentine: A Love Letter to the USA
Some kinds of love are complicated. Melissa Febos is a patriot, and a romantic, with reservations.

Unanswered Letters To Famous People
James D. Irwin offers several Hollywood actors suggestions for their next projects.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith & Mr. & Mrs. Olear
Greg Olear can satisfy Angelina Jolie in ways Brad Pitt can only dream of. Or, rather, his wife can.

Hunter-Gatherer, Baby!
An open letter to Francis Bigfoot.

Dear 2009: Fuck You
This was the year that was. And it just wasn't very good.

Dear Excellence In Teaching Adjudication Committee
A letter of recommendation gone completely wrong.

The Arts & Culture Section Sets Out the Welcome Mat and Cordially Invites You in for a Spell

Welcome Home to the Fiction Section
Welcome to the TNB Fiction Section!

An Admittedly Late But No Less Heartfelt Letter of Welcome from the Nonfiction Section

A Welcome Letter From the Good Folks at the TNB Poetry Section
Poetry Editor Rich Ferguson welcomes poetry fans to TNB 3.0.

Marking Time
Rebecca Adler decides to reset her watch after her three-year relationship ends.

Giving the Gifts

Reflections on the Land of Sunshine and Joy

The Letters I Wrote that Did Not Convince Janeane Garofalo to have Sex with Me
Janeane Garofalo: not as easily seduced via letters as you may think.

Cadeaux: A Love Letter

When We Stopped Being “We”
Rebecca Adler is feeling empowered as the initial shock of her breakup wears off.

An Open Letter To My Future Boyfriend
They say you need to ask for what you really want. So here it is. In black and blue.

Reflections on Freedomland

Love Letter to My Wine Guys

An Open Letter to Santa Claus
Despite being a terrible person in 2008, Laura Waldon asks Santa to show mercy on her and bring her a job, a book deal, and alcohol treatment for a loved one.

Would You Care For Some Tea? Caffeinated Ranting- A Series Of Open Letters From A Coffee Shop In San Francisco

Letters to a Ghost
Each time the surgeon cuts her open, Jennifer Duffield White writes a letter to a dead person.

Even More Open Letters to Random Individuals (and Creatures) Who Have Somehow Had an Impact on My Life