postcardbiography

This week’s featured swap is a postcard swap with an intriguing twist. Coordinator, carol, has based her Postcard Biography Swap on the art/writing project of Michael Kimball. Kimball writes the entire life stories of individuals (strangers who contact him through his blog) on 4 x 6 postcards, in under 600 words. You can learn more about his project on his blog and by reading the NPR story about him.

For the Postcard Biography Swap you will write your own life story (in about 300 words) on postcards and send them to your three partners. From the swap description: “Please don’t just write boring details (although you can include them too), but give us a glimpse into you. What makes you tick? What’s important in your world? Who or what shaped who you are? How?”

The swap is international and open to new users, but you must sign up NOW – the sign up deadline is August 15th! I have signed up and I can’t wait to start working on my own mini life story!