'''The Last Message Received''' is a submission-based blog on the social networking site Tumblr. It was created in November 2015 by 16-year-old Ohio native Emily Trunko, a student at the Ohio Virtual Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|title = "Last Message Received" Is The Most Heartbreaking Tumblr Ever|url = http://social.refinery29.com/2015/11/98467/tumblr-last-message-received|website = Refinery29|accessdate = 2016-02-10}}</ref> The blog is composed primarily of text messages, almost always the last ones received from ex-lovers, deceased family members, or former friends.<ref name="tumblr">{{cite web|url=http://thelastmessagereceived.tumblr.com/FAQ|title=FAQ - The Last Message Received|publisher=thelastmessagereceived.tumblr.com|accessdate=2016-02-10}}</ref> "I've always been fascinated with glimpses into the lives of other people," Trunko explained in an interview with Buzzfeed. "I thought that the last message sent before a breakup or before someone passed away would be really poignant."<ref>{{Cite web|title = People Are Sharing The Stories Of How Relationships Ended On This Tumblr|url = https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/this-heartbreaking-tumblr-captures-the-very-last-message-peo#.ntRjwp3x0|website = BuzzFeed| date=24 November 2015 |accessdate = 2016-02-10}}</ref> Messages range from being long and detailed to extremely short. Some are goodbyes, and others are mundane texts sent by people who didn't know that message would be their last.<ref name="Cocozza">{{Cite news|title = The Last Message Received: the Tumblr of people's final communications|url = https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2015/dec/06/the-last-message-received-tumblr-of-peoples-final-communications|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 2015-12-06|accessdate = 2016-02-10|issn = 0261-3077|language = en-GB|first = Paula|last = Cocozza}}</ref> As of February 10, 2016, The Last Message Received has over 83,000 followers and 10,000 submissions.<ref>{{Cite web|title = FAQ|url = http://thelastmessagereceived.tumblr.com/FAQ|website = thelastmessagereceived.tumblr.com|accessdate = 2016-02-10}}</ref> It has been written about by many major publications, including The Guardian,<ref name="Cocozza"/> The Huffington Post,<ref>{{Cite web|title = This Tumblr Of Loved Ones' Final Texts Reveals The Beauty Of Ordinary Lives|url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-last-message-received-tumblr-death_us_568453bae4b014efe0da00cb|website = The Huffington Post| date=31 December 2015 |accessdate = 2016-02-10}}</ref> Cosmopolitan Magazine,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Heartbreaking Tumblr Shows Last Messages People Received From Loved Ones|url = https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a49971/tumblr-last-messages/|website = Cosmopolitan|date = 2015-11-27|accessdate = 2016-02-10}}</ref> and Teen Vogue.<ref>{{Cite web|title = This Heartbreaking Tumblr Reveals the Final Exchanges Between Loved Ones {{!}} Teen Vogue|url = https://www.teenvogue.com/story/last-message-received-tumblr|website = Teen Vogue|accessdate = 2016-02-10|first = Andrea|last = Navarro| date=December 2015 }}</ref>
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