By Leslie Lindsay

I love getting mail!

We all hold a special place–our home, town, country, room–in our hearts. Your grandparents’ farm, your first home, a childhood wonder, the rock in the woods where you contemplated nature; an abandoned property that haunts. Maybe it was your college dorm or ramshackle rental during grad school. Perhaps you studied abroad and that place still lurks in your memory.

I’d love to hear about it!

Send me a postcard.

Write about:

A Place The Resides Inside

Instructions:

Have a This is Where We Live Postcard Project Card? Great! (It’s pre-stamped & ready to go)! Flip it over and write your story in the the space on the back.
Have any old postcard? Perfect. See step #1.
Want to send it to me IRL? I’ve love that. I’ve collected postcards for years and getting the daily mail is one of my highlights (you know this already if you follow my book unboxing stories on IG). As part of this new writing project, I’ll share yours in a social media reel. I’ll just mention your first name and where the postcard came from and a tiny bit of it. Be sure you’re following me on IG so you don’t miss it.
No stamp? No problem! You can still participate. Just snap a photo of your postcard/story and DM it to me @leslielindsay1.

Snail Mail yours here:

Leslie Lindsay c/o JJL

2221-B Halsted Court

Aurora, IL 60503

4. Bonus: Send to a friend! So much of our living happens with others! Maybe you want to send this to your old roommate, your writing partner, your childhood bestie, someone you met at a residency or on vacation…or just someone who needs a ‘hello.’ Send this card and let them fill out the prompt themselves, or write a little note of your own. Did someone’s name just pop into your head? Bet they’d love to hear from you!

Questions?

DM me @leslielindsay1

Thank you for contributing!

Use one of the This is Where We Live postcard project cards, or make your own. Extra credit if it’s vintage or thrifted &/or contains homes/houses or town scene/billboard style.

I can’t wait to hear about about a place has captured your heart.

What is this POST CARD PROJECT? Born of my love of all things paper and mail and correspondence, coupled with my fascination of place-based writing & travel, I wanted to simultaneously navigate the present (real-time observations & interactions) with the past (histories & memories that haunt the spaces we inhabit).

Part of my manuscript is layering gaze with artifact.

What better way to do it than connecting with others?