Dear Derek

Dear Derek,

In our yearbook, you had told me that you really  wanted me to keep in touch with you, and I let you down.  It’s not because I don’t like you, believe me.  Not at all.  I’ve just been busy over the past 30 years.  I practiced law, I edited, I wrote children’s books, I taught writing-- that kind of stuff.

I’m living just outside Seattle, and I love it.  I am now a hip-notic, book-centered, music-focused, liberal-minded Northwesterner!    You should come visit!

Oh, that’s right!  You probably already have visited here on your book tours.  I read about your two best sellers on your website. 

I see that you wrote a third book mapping the trails near you in South Carolina.  Did it actually sell? Everyone around here hikes.  Too bad you don’t live here.  You’d have another best seller on your hands!

Well, I guess that’s it for now.  I just wanted to say hi to you and let you know that my three-year crush on you was a colossal waste of time and energy.

Love,

Izzy