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· Established website/community--the site has attracted more than 250,000 participants since the authors began posting letters in 2002 · Voyuerism is trendy--there is proven interest in books that reveal people's innermost secrets. (PostSecret over 170,000 copies sold) Matt Sly and Jay Patrikios created FutureMe.org in 2002. The idea is simple--anybody can visit the site and write a letter to him or herself to be delivered in the future. In addition, the writer can elect to have the letter be public but anonymous, creating a repository of letters that are readable by all. Dear Future Me is a collection of the best of these letters organized by theme. The letters in Dear Future Me are fascinating because they delve into the lives of ordinary people when they're being really honest. With a voyueristic, time capsule appeal this book is a glimpse into the lives of everyday people, revealing a sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant, but always insightful look into our culture and society and ultimately at ourselves.Sly, Matt is the author of 'Dear Future Me Hopes Fears Secrets Resolutions', published 2007 under ISBN 9781581809770 and ISBN 1581809778.
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