I bought 18 postcards. Want one?
I bought 18 postcards from cities in Brazil. They've been sitting on my desk for a while, and for no good reason at all, I decided to mail them to people around the world. Friends, strangers, whoever signs up first. If you're reading this, one of them could be yours.
Sign up here: cards.pablomurad.com
Why postcards #
Most of what we send each other now, a like, a reply or a message, disappears in a scroll, buried by the next one. A postcard takes weeks to cross the ocean, it gets a little beaten up on the way, and then one day it's just there, in your mailbox, a piece of paper someone actually touched.
I wanted a small excuse to write to people away from a screen: a card written by hand that you can hold, put on the fridge, use as a bookmark or throw in a drawer and find again in five years.
How it works #
Each card gets its own message, written by hand in my ugly handwriting. No copy and paste, no template. Whatever comes to mind when I read your name and your little note.
You fill in the form with your name, email, address and country. There's an optional field for a note, if you want to tell me something about yourself, what you like, or what you'd like the card to say.
Then check your inbox and reply to my email, so I know you're a real person and not a bot.
I'll mail all of them by the last week of November. After that, it's up to the postal services of the world. Some cards will arrive in a week, some in a month, and at least one will probably take the scenic route.
The only rule #
Give me a real address. I'm doing this with care, and I'd hate to see a card get lost on its way to a street that doesn't exist.
I read every request myself, and no real one gets turned down. Your address will only be used to mail your postcard. I won't share it with anyone, and I'll delete it when this round ends.
Only 18 #
There are only 18 cards, and when they're gone, the page closes until I buy more. So if you want one, don't think too hard about it.
And if you know someone who'd smile at finding a postcard from Brazil in their mailbox, send them the link. Friends of friends are very welcome.