Postcards are things I'm passionate about - whether it's browsing, writing, sending, or collecting them - so I've decided to write a magazine article about the travel postcard. If you share the passion and would like to share any postcard tales with me for my story, I'd love to read them. I'm keen for anything at all: do you still send postcards when you travel or do you prefer to email people or stay in touch some other way? do you consider the cards you're selecting or do you just grab a stack of any old cards? do you plan what you're going to write or do you just go with the flow? what do you write? do you write about what you're seeing and doing, what you've experienced, or what you're thinking or feeling? do you write a novel or just jot down a couple of sentences? do you try to fit as much as you can on to a card or as little as possible? does the location where you write the card matter? should it be at an atmospheric cafe, al fresco bar or in front of some inspiring scenery? or could just as likely be on your hotel room bed? do you set aside part of the day to write? (for instance, at the end of a day's sightseeing with a drink in hand?) or do you cram in a card whenever you can (at a bus stop or airport for example?) do you give each card personal attention (with the recipient in mind?) or do you write the same note and tell the same stories each time? how many cards would you send on one trip? do you write to the same person more than once? do you ever address and stamp the cards and not get around to sending them (or is that just me and my mum?) and if so then what do you do? do you send cards cause you're passionate about it or is it just a matter of duty or out of habit? do you still like receiving postcards? and if so, what do you do with them when you get them? (do they go on a fridge or in the back of a drawer, or in the trash perhaps?) or do you just buy cards for yourself cause you collect them? Have you ever sent a postcard to PostSecret? Please leave a comment below, or email me if you prefer, and, if you're happy to be quoted provide your name; if not, I'd still love to get your comments. It would also be really helpful if you could fill out the survey to the right so I have some stats for the article. Thanks!Sunday, February 17, 2008
Postcard stories
Postcards are things I'm passionate about - whether it's browsing, writing, sending, or collecting them - so I've decided to write a magazine article about the travel postcard. If you share the passion and would like to share any postcard tales with me for my story, I'd love to read them. I'm keen for anything at all: do you still send postcards when you travel or do you prefer to email people or stay in touch some other way? do you consider the cards you're selecting or do you just grab a stack of any old cards? do you plan what you're going to write or do you just go with the flow? what do you write? do you write about what you're seeing and doing, what you've experienced, or what you're thinking or feeling? do you write a novel or just jot down a couple of sentences? do you try to fit as much as you can on to a card or as little as possible? does the location where you write the card matter? should it be at an atmospheric cafe, al fresco bar or in front of some inspiring scenery? or could just as likely be on your hotel room bed? do you set aside part of the day to write? (for instance, at the end of a day's sightseeing with a drink in hand?) or do you cram in a card whenever you can (at a bus stop or airport for example?) do you give each card personal attention (with the recipient in mind?) or do you write the same note and tell the same stories each time? how many cards would you send on one trip? do you write to the same person more than once? do you ever address and stamp the cards and not get around to sending them (or is that just me and my mum?) and if so then what do you do? do you send cards cause you're passionate about it or is it just a matter of duty or out of habit? do you still like receiving postcards? and if so, what do you do with them when you get them? (do they go on a fridge or in the back of a drawer, or in the trash perhaps?) or do you just buy cards for yourself cause you collect them? Have you ever sent a postcard to PostSecret? Please leave a comment below, or email me if you prefer, and, if you're happy to be quoted provide your name; if not, I'd still love to get your comments. It would also be really helpful if you could fill out the survey to the right so I have some stats for the article. Thanks!