A quiet breeze in an autumn morning.

I sip my coffee, just brewed from a pre-made pod of coffee and half of the glass filled with milk.

I hold my cellular device, a blank page of the Notes app approaches me.

“Dear future me,” I type in calmness and tranquility, sipping my coffee from moment to moment.

“How’s mum today? I’m sure five years from the time of writing this, she’ll be alright.

A dream’s a dream, but I really hope I can get some good, fashionable clothing. Clothing fashionable enough for an enjoyable autumn walk.

I imagine I can just walk to the bakery and grab a cinnamon roll. Head to work, and change to a good attire from there.

I wonder what job we get. I really do. From the time I’m writing this, I don’t really have any future job.

Weird, I know. When you think of the youth of the generations before you, they always knew what they wanted to become.

Maybe by the time you’re reading this, you’ll figure it out. After all, it’s an issue for you … not old, past me.”

I swiftly type these fluent words that flow endlessly through my joints and fingers, presenting an abrupt break as I let go of my phone.

Nak, nasaan yung gamit mo?”

“Ah, I’ll get ready soon … don’t worry.”

My mum shares a nod of approval, but she’s really expecting me to get to actually packing. After all, today’s a school day.

Maybe I’ll be able to continue writing soon, if I don’t forget.

I wonder if I’ll forget my past, and never look back.

I hope I look at my past letters.

Knowing that …

I have grown,

so much.


First of all, thank you for reading my little short story today. It’s not super-related to real life, but it has some true story elements to it. 

Second of all, my posts haven’t been super frequent recently since I’ve been working on a little project of mine called Flowpen. Working with a group and actually finding a group of writers that has the potential to be dedicated to storytelling is insane… so, I’m really excited! To avoid pressure, I’m not putting an ETA on when the next post for Flowpen is. However, stay tuned and you should definitely check it out when you have free time!

I apologise for the “filler” post today, since I felt the need to get this idea out to myself as a record and for you all to read. I didn’t really have much to expand out of this idea, but I thought it would be fun to go with relating real-life aspects and imaginary ideas.

Anyway, thank you for reading as always! See you around, fellow readers and writers.

Sincerely,
Dabido

(P.S. This publication has been quite a bit of work for me, and I actually enjoy writing the stuff here. The results from it has surprised me as well, as I’ve met a bunch of great writers and connected more with my friends on deeper topics. Sharing this publication would really help me, and maybe it might help you too!)