/lit/ - Literature

I regret writing and sending a Civil War style love letter in the mail last year to a girl I had a crush on. I think about this almost every day. At the time I thought it was cute and thoughtful, but looking back on it I realize how awkward it must have been for her to open it and read it. I figured it would be more interesting to write from the underdog's perspective, so I wrote from the point of view of a Confederate soldier. I also wanted to make it feel as authentic as possible, so I tried my best to incorporate terms commonly used at the time, including words that would be frowned upon today. In between exaltations of my crush's divine beauty and unsurpassed honor, I even added a few digressions from this hypothetical southern soldier's point of view about the politics of the war and reasons behind it, as I figured this would really give the letter a true-to-life touch.

Anyway, long story short, the girl is black and she never wrote me back.