Over the Christmas holiday I received quite a few postcards, and not that any of them contained confidential ruminations, but it kick started my thinking back on a long standing love affair for this particular medium.

Long ago Tall Matt mentioned how he for years had been the recipient of postcards from Mr. Black Socks, and how at some point he would like to compile a book of the samples, then upon hearing this I took to writing Mr. Black Socks as well. Around that same time, and probably two years before I even laid eyes on the one formerly known as Hurl, we too began corresponding with the postcards.
Eventually a whole network began taking place, the general idea of which was eventually documented in Andy Jenkin's book "I Check The Mail Only When I'm Certain It Has Arrived", a book of letters and postcards from people he did not yet know.
Though Andy's book only skimmed a distant edge of our immediate circle of correspondences (he printed a letter from a guy who was in a band from Kansas City that was sent from my house while they were staying with me, and I had periodically sent Andy postcards as well), it proves the necessity of actual mail (as opposed to email) just as far as the organic physicality of it is concerned.

Anyway, I bring all of this up simply as a preface to my showcasing a few samples that I have kept over the years. Some were from people I'm personally connected with, and some were not. Some are chock full of profanity, and again, some are not, but all of them were drafted with the express purpose of conveying a momentary thought, idea, or feeling and really, I suppose that is what means the most to me about each of them.

This selection is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the quality and the quantity of cards I've got sitting beside me at my desk, but they all capture a specific moment in time of my life, as well as the senders, and thats what makes me love them the most.

Now I'm sure a good number of you have the address where I spend my days, as well as a pen and a hunk of cardboard, so get cracking.
You know what to do.

I can almost totally promise that I will reciprocate.

*Also it should be noted that over the break, my digital camera was destroyed, so an actual Christmas break post will be delayed, if it happens at all.
Thanks for your understanding and consideration on this matter..*