A Reminder-er
20 Letters: #14
This is the fourteenth instalment of a series, 20 Letters, where I share letters I wrote and sent via the post, throughout 2020 and 2021, to people in my life. Read more here.
JL,
I started writing this letter in Corfu after we spoke on the phone one night, whilst sitting in an empty beachfront restaurant. I was thinking about your sage advice regarding D, and I was compelled to write this letter to express gratitude for and expound upon how supportive, considerate and reliable a friend you have been to me this year. I tried to articulate it on the night of the lock-in at Discount Suit Company and it bears cementing in writing: you are amazing, JL, and my life has improved immensely by having you in it!
As you know, one of my many goals for 2020 is to write and send 20 letters. This is letter #14. Most of my letters have been inspired by song lyrics and, for yours, I recalled one of my favourite Radiohead songs and possibly one of the greatest opening stanzas in a song ever:
“If I get old, I will not give in
but if I do, remind me of this
remind me that once I was cool
once I was free, once I was me”
- Radiohead, “A Reminder”
