Guides for the nights words are hard
Short, practical pieces on putting feelings into words, written by the people who make Murlune. Not therapy, just a few things that can help.
- How to write an unsent letter
What an unsent letter is, how to write one step by step, prompts for an ex, a parent or someone who died, and what to do with it afterwards.
- Awake at night with no one to talk to
Lying awake at 3am with your thoughts and nobody to call? Gentle things to try, ways to reach a real person tonight, and when to ask for more help.
- What to write in a message in a bottle
Not sure what to put in a message in a bottle to a stranger? Ideas, short examples, what to leave out, and how to reply kindly when you find one.
- How to write an unsent letter to an ex
Writing to an ex you won't send it to? What to put in it, prompts for anger, regret or thanks, what to leave out, and what to do with the letter after.
- How to write a letter to someone who died
How to write a letter to someone who has died: where to begin, prompts for what you never got to say, and gentle ideas for what to do with it after.
- Words that drift until a stranger finds them
The idea behind Murlune: write what you carry, let it drift down a river like a message in a bottle, and let a kind stranger pick it up and write back.
- Why it’s easier to talk to a stranger
Why we sometimes open up more to a stranger on a night bus than to friends, what a study of commuters found, and how to talk to a stranger more safely.