Many Americans are conflicted about what significant events actually happened politically in, and to, our great country, over the past eight years. Both sides accuse each other of continually lying.

Rachel Syme is a writer with a massive audience. But one of her favorite ways to write is much more personal. Syme is a devotee of the ancient art of “correspondence” — better known as letter-writing.

Writing a letter to your ‘future self’ has long been used as a tool for self-reflection and personal growth. And now, a café ...