2014 was a good year for Simon and postcards.
- I joined Postcrossing.com (and you should also)
- I sent more than 1100 actual postcards from four countries to about 170 people. And
- I send 41 weekly ePostcards via Constant Contact to about 150 people.
Most of us can do very little to increase happiness in the world. I like to think that my very retro postcard projects help in some tiny way. If you would like an occasional smile when you open mailbox ask me to send you a card or join Postcrossing. My favorite cards are the ones I send to children and to Seniors. The children because it is so strange to them and the Seniors because it is a flashback. See all the ePostcards from 2013 here.
About ten years ago when I was starting to seriously write some postcards I wrote that one of the very nice things about postcards was that they are a gift that doesn’t imply any obligation. You don’t have to thank someone for a postcard or return the favor. You do however have to keep your address current and be willing to tolerate my extremely bad cursive. I have written about 10,000 cards in the past decade. Stay tuned.