Hey Ellen. Me and my mom are such big fans of you and your show. My name is Espy and I'm 14 years old. Well I have a poem to write to you and I want to hear your opinion of what you think of my poem. Because people say I'm such a good writer but I don't really believe them so I want to hear what you have to say about my poem. So hear I go. My poem is called Where is my love?

Here I stand alone in the coldness of the rain. For I can't feel anything but numbness itself.
Looking out in the rain for everything is all dim, for the night is not safe anymore.
I'm not safe anymore, for the monster inside me is growing stronger and I am getting weaker.
Walking down the paved road to get away from everyone to protect them from myself.
Including my love for I can't stand to hurt him for one bit. For he needs my protection from the monster.
But where's my protection from the monster? Where is my love when I need him the most?
For he can't protect me from myself. For he don't stand a chance against the monster.
Where is my love to save me from the dark?
For the dark already consumed my body but not my soul, for he can't keep his grip on me any longer.
Where is my love to keep me warm? Where is he to make me smile again?
For the coldness already reached my heart making me ice cold for I can't feel warmth or smile again.
I know where my love is for he is safe in his house, smiling for he is thinking about me.
Can't he see that I'm not safe that the monster is eating up my soul?
No he can't see, but he will feel my pain in every nerve in his body.
Deep in the forest for no one will hear my screams, for no one will be in danger of me anymore.
Looking up at the sky seeing billion of stars shining down, the full moon looking straight at me.
Silent tears came down my face, but when I wiped them away my hand was full of blood.
The monster has already starting to eat my soul. Pain shoot through my whole body. I screamed for it was too unbearable.
I fell to the ground crying out tears of blood, and inside I could feel the monster moving.
My grip was on a gun for I won't let the monster have me. I will take my own life to save the ones I love.
With all of my strength I put the gun next to my head. "Goodbye my love for I will miss you." I whispered as I pulled the trigger.
I could hear the monster scream inside me body for the monster had died.
But the thing is I was still alive but not my body, but my soul. For I saw my body on the ground lifeless. I'm stuck in the in between roaming the Earth to find a way out of here.
At least I could watch over my love. For he asks in his mind Where is my love? Where did she go?

Thanks for taking your time to read this. I hope you liked it. Please Write me back your opinion of my poem Thanks a bunch. Bye.
Love, Espy

Dear Ellen,
My mom and I watch your show every day!!! We love to watch you dance and show how enthusiactic you are. My name is Jessica and I'm 22 and a single mother of a soon to be 4 year old and I have another baby on the way. I live with my parents and we are in alot of trouble. My dad is the most amazing man I have ever met. He has been providing for my family at every expence possible. He use to work for a huge company and out of no where one day they let him go. Well ever since then we have been struggling. He got another job w a different company but unfortunalty the person running it let it hit rock bottom and my dad was let go from there. He then became project manager in Feb of the company that took over the other company but yet again they pulled the rug out from under him and let him go. My dad has made so many sacrafices for our family. He had to give his truck, his baby, back because he couldnt afford the payments anymore and now we are about to loose my moms car because we cant afford it. We are also about to loose our home. I have lived in this house since I was 7 and I cant bare the thought of not living here anymore. I raised my daughter here and was planning on raising my son here too. We need 6200 dollars by December 1st to save our house or it goes up for auction Jan. 26th. Please Ellen if you can do anything to help us save our house. It would mean the world to me and my family. My dad is a very proud n prideful man and has a hard time asking people for help. He doesnt even know I'm writing you. So please if at all possible help us save our house. Thank you for your time in reading this.

Hi ellen I am a huge fan of your show! i watch it everyday. i want to go to your show, but there are three problems...1: i live in iowa... 2: my mom hates traveling ...and 3: i am deathly afraid of airplanes!!! my older sister and i said that we will try to come and see your show in person later.

LOVE YA ALWAYS,
selena

Dear ELLEN,
I'm 14 years old and a huge fan of yours because your so cool & so funny. Your show is totally awesome! I watch it everyday after school & i was like she's an angel! when you said you'll give the audience a copy of Justin Bieber's My world because I'm dying to get one but it isn't out yet here in the Philippines & I'm so worried that i won't get the golden ticket, i don't know if the contest applies to our country though. I hope someday I'll get to see you & Justin personally. :)

Dear Ellen,
My name is Amber im 12 and I love to sing and watch your show. I live in Virginia but I had to move from Louisiana because of Katrina. Like you I am a New Orleans girl. But whenever I try to show my friends a little New Orleans style it never works. Could you ever come down to VA and show these people what there missing.

Love,
Amber

P.S. I luve the way you dance!!!!!

HI ellen i try to watch u every day i love your show.i feel so bad that your back is bothering you and you have no clue how it happen.but i have a idea what may caused it.u had tim mcgraw on 1 day and the next day faith hill.on that day she was telling you how she stays fit her main thing was keeping her butt in shape and she said she did squats(but it was another name she said) and you tryed it.maybe u pulled a muscle doing that it wasent long after that like the next day your back was bothering you.so god bless hun and i hope u feel better.i missed u dancing and look forward to it every day so i am praying for a speedy recovery for you.i love you and your show.=

Hi Ellen,

My name is Carlos, I was laid off almost a year ago, and its been really tough. I go through my day to day routine of looking for work, and house chores, and everyday at 5pm, I tune in, and your audience, and yourself, make my afternoon with all of the funny comments and things that are done on the show. I am a big fan of yours, and really enjoy it. Keep up the good work. Hopefully one day my boyfriend and I will have the opportunity to fly to CA and be in the audience soon. Once again, keep up the good work, you are a gift from god.

Best regards,

Carlos A Rivera

Hi Ellen,

My name is Allen and I live in Tarboro, NC. You may have heard of it. We were nearly devastated by a flood brought on by hurricane Floyd in '99. But that's a story for another time. The real reason I'm writing you is because I watch your
show and I know you like human interest stories. I believe I have one living next door to me. In 2002 our neighbor, Curtis Bearden, started putting up Christmas light displays to celebrate the birth of a new baby girl, who they named Autumn. Since then, it has grown into a major event. He now decorates over 4 acres in light scenes every year; there is a visit from Santa and a firework display that rivals many cities. And each year he tries to add additional displays. Thousands come from miles around to enjoy the celebration. I have talked with some who said they had traveled from Virginia to be here.

He has never charged anyone to drive through his property and enjoy the magnificent light show, but at his daughter's urging (who is now 7), he started accepting donations that could be used to help someone in need. So each year his family picks someone, usually a child, that is battling some serious illness, a burn victim, a cancer patient or someone needing a transplant, etc. and the entire fund they raise goes to that need. Last year they rose over $25k in donations.

He says he's thankful he was blessed with 2 healthy children so he just wants to help someone in need. A non-profit organization has been named for his daughter and he continues to work tirelessly every year to produce this magical display for the community.

There is a website, www.autumnslovinghand.com where you can read more of his story. I realize there may be many stories more interesting, but I believe that for the expense, the caring and hard-work this family invest each year that they should be recognized. And I know with an audience such as yours a little notoriety could go a long way to help their cause. By the way I am in no way associated or related; I am simply a neighbor who get to enjoy this beautiful winter wonderland display in my back yard each year.

Thank you and I hope you can use this story.

Finally, I watch you every day and love your show. I hope your back heals soon....we miss your dancing.

Bless you for being a caring person!

Hey Ellen !

I am Kara Fry and I am 16 years old . My parents do everything for me and for my family and everyone else . They volunteer with my sports and the community around us . My mom was sick with thyroid cancer twice and had a heart attack two years ago and is working at a job that can barely pay and she works nights and hardly sleeps because she helps everyone first.My dad for about 2 year as be on and off with jobs due to many layoffs .My family car is not in the best shape we gbut used cars and they continuously keeping dieing on us . My brother is in collage and my parents are stuggling to help. Please help I love my parents and they do so much and they deserve it !

Thank you so so much
Kara Fry

hi im matthew and im 10 and we would love tickets to your show but were moving and cant affored it.Can you help us my mom doesnt now what im doing so i want to suprise her.She wacthes your show every day... and every day i need help with my homework but shes always stuck watching your show with my sister whos 12.... and also for her birthday she always ask for elen tickets but we dont know where to get them and we dont have alot of money. Becuase my dad just had surgery on his back but he is felling better.... So pleassse help us!!!!!!!