Some words never make it out of your head. Maybe the person is gone. Maybe too much time has passed. Maybe saying it would make things worse. But the words are still there, and they need to go somewhere.
ReadAndGone gives them a place to exist - even if the person will never read them.
Letters That Can't Be Sent
We all have messages we can't deliver. An apology to someone who passed away. Words you should have said to an ex before the relationship ended. A thank you to a teacher whose name you've forgotten. Things you wanted to tell your parents but never found the right moment.
Writing those words down still matters. Not for the other person - they'll never see it. For you. Getting it out of your head and into the world, even anonymously, can help you process feelings you've been carrying around.
What People Write About
- Apologies that came too late - "I'm sorry I wasn't there when you needed me"
- Things you never said to parents - The complicated stuff that's hard to say face to face
- Messages to people who are gone - Words that have no other place to go
- What you should have told an ex - Before the door closed, but now it's shut
- The goodbye you never gave - To friends who drifted away without a proper ending
- Words to your younger self - Things you wish you'd known
Why Write It If They Won't Read It?
There's a reason people write letters they never send. The act of writing forces you to organize your thoughts. It makes vague feelings concrete. Sometimes you don't even know exactly what you wanted to say until you try to write it.
Posting it anonymously adds something that a private journal doesn't: someone will read it. Not the person it was meant for, but a real human being. A stranger will know these words existed. That's different from just writing in a diary.
The Strangers Who Will Read It
The people reading messages on ReadAndGone often say the "unsaid things" category hits the hardest. There's something universal about regret, about things we should have said. Reading someone else's undelivered apology can remind you that you're not the only one carrying words around.
Some readers find it helps them think about their own unsaid things. Maybe it prompts them to send a message they've been putting off - while they still can.