I Heart Snail Mail
One of my New Year's resolutions was to write more. Write more for myself. Write more to others.
Remember those days when it was so cool to see your name handwritten on something in the mailbox? Remember how special you felt when you realized someone took the time to craft a letter just for you? Where did those days go?
Now, when we're adults and we're deep into the day of junk mail and bills... what better time for a personal little reminder to smile. The luddite in me is bringing it back... Starting a movement. Gone are the days of impersonal e-mails -- short and terse. Gone is the time of mass communication that reaches many but says nothing.
So... I'd love to send you dear reader a postcard. And it's simple. All I need is your address. Throw it into the comments, and something will soon be on its way to you. And simply tell me in the comment field if you'd rather me not publish your address. I can see them just fine either way, but I don't have to make it public knowledge if you don't want me to.
Bonus points for anyone who writes back.... :)
Remember those days when it was so cool to see your name handwritten on something in the mailbox? Remember how special you felt when you realized someone took the time to craft a letter just for you? Where did those days go?
Now, when we're adults and we're deep into the day of junk mail and bills... what better time for a personal little reminder to smile. The luddite in me is bringing it back... Starting a movement. Gone are the days of impersonal e-mails -- short and terse. Gone is the time of mass communication that reaches many but says nothing.
So... I'd love to send you dear reader a postcard. And it's simple. All I need is your address. Throw it into the comments, and something will soon be on its way to you. And simply tell me in the comment field if you'd rather me not publish your address. I can see them just fine either way, but I don't have to make it public knowledge if you don't want me to.
Bonus points for anyone who writes back.... :)

29 Comments:
1044 Bryan Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
me first me first
send me one,
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
c/o Erik Lunsford, Photojournalist
900 North Tucker Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri, 63101
me too!
Christopher Pike
2-236 St. Andrew Street
Ottawa, ON, K1N 5G6
Canada
(please and thank you)
[send me your address]
I would love one.
Lexey Swall-Bobay
Naples Daily News
1075 Central Avenue
Naples, FL 34102
Yes please!
Davis Archibald
1799 E 1780 N
North Logan, UT 84341
Many thanks!
Please send me one as well.
Kirk Irwin
90 E Welch Ave
Columbus, OH 43207
I was thinking of talking to you about something very similar. Like a print of the month club on APAD.
me = very excited about this.
Rob Hart / Pioneer Press
1140 Lake St
Oak Park, IL 60301
m...
i made the same new years resolution. i've been digging thrift shops for a good old typewriter for a few months now so that i can write to people.
lets trade postcards...
max bittle
1211 w. schwartz apt. 1
carbondale, il 62901
YES! hit me up...
Victor Blue
The Record
500 E. Market St.
Stockton CA 95202
(thanksthanksthanks)
Nothing would mean more.
Grant Morris
19 Mulberry St Apt. C
Nashua, NH 03060
always with the beautiful ideas.
shawn rocco
4600 lancashire dr
raleigh, nc. 27613
thank you miss m.
-s
sweet!
Parker
3001 S Providence Rd Apt 29E
Columbia, Mo 65203
yes please! and i promise to send you fun canadianana stuff in return.
calla evans
2-176 broadway ave
toronto ON CANADA
m4p 1v9
woo-wee! can I send you one back?
Allison Williams
2415 N Albany #2
Chicago, IL 60647
hey m - it looks like you're gonna have your work cut out for you!
preston gannaway
rocky mtn news
101 w colfax suite 500
denver, co 80202
Josh Anderson
2603 Traughber Dr.
Nashville, TN 37206
Looking forward to returning the favor.
Heidi Huber
PO BOX 7314
Visalia, CA 93290
M, remember pen pals? Sweet, it's starting up again. :)
gimme!
alexis lambert
1831 newman lane
tallahassee, fl 32312
Sounds great.
Tim Gruber
3486 Winthrop Drive
Lexington, KY 40503
Sweet I love postcards.... and bandwagons! Count me in.
Gerik Parmele
Columbia Daily Tribune
101 North 4th Street
Columbia, MO. 65201
Hey, how'd I end up so far down on the list? Damn popular kids....
Josh Hawkins
PO Box 275
Forest Park IL 60130
You rock, great idea.
Chris Jordan
244 West H Street
Benicia, CA 94510
I think I once read that you shoot with the hope of someday seeing your photo hanging on a refrigerator. I guarantee that if you send me a postcard I will hang it on my fridge for the world to see, (and envy)
Hope all is well and love the blog -
Chris
i would love one... don't know if this post is now too old for you to check comments, but i most definitely have a postcard to send back to you too!
Abby Metty
661 Cedar Grove Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Postcards are great, and I too need to be sending more of 'em.
Alex Cohn
510 S. Linn St., #1
Bay City, MI 48706
oh man. bottom of the list. if your wrist has not fallen off by now and you still don't mind paying the newly-raised postage prices, i would love one. your postcard would be the prettiest thing to come through the NW ohio postal system.
andrea morales
2827 koop road
lima, ohio 45807
oh man. bottom of the list. if your wrist has not fallen off by now and you still don't mind paying the newly-raised postage prices, i would love one. your postcard would be the prettiest thing to come through the NW ohio postal system.
andrea morales
2827 koop road
lima, ohio 45807
gah! didn't want to be the first, but now i am the last ;-) if you're still making postcards, m, i'd love some sunshine from FL.
Julia Robinson
1519 Paris Rd.
Columbia, Mo 65201
i missed this idea somehow but man what a great one. if you ever do it again count me on board (i'll add it to my "inspire the reporters" wall of the cubicle), and i'll definitely send one back.
just in case you do a second round:
jacquelyn martin
1100 13th st nw suite 700
washington, dc 20005
If it isn't to late I would like one. It would be nice to have something in my mailbox besides a bill.
Andrew Craft
12 Briar Circle Apt. G
Fayetteville, NC 28306
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