Swap Coordinator: | Halogen (contact) |
Swap categories: | Challenges Letters & Writing Games |
Number of people in swap: | 10 |
Location: | International |
Type: | Type 2: Flat mail |
Rating requirement: | 4.70 (unrated swappers allowed) |
Last day to signup/drop: | January 20, 2011 |
Date items must be sent by: | January 31, 2011 |
Number of swap partners: | 1 |
Description: | |
I'm obsessed with time travel and in love with snail mail. So time travel mail seems like it would sum up the things I want from life. Here's the idea: Write a time period and location as a comment. The time can be a specific date if you like or an era of some kind but can't be current times (let's say nothing withing the past/next 50 years). The location is also open ended but can't in your own country. Examples:
You can also create a name for yourself and leave it in your comment (you are welcome to use your own name if you want though.) When partners are assigned you will write a letter from the place/time you posted to the place/time they posted. Try to come up with some kind of story about why you are writing to them. Are you a renaissance theorist speculating about the years to come and leaving your note in a time capsule? A Professor from the University of Mars doing research on Prehistoric Africa? The letter should be a minimum of two pages (of normal printer sized paper) but you are encouraged to go on as long as you have ideas. Try to make both the letter and the envelope look like they come from the time period you are sending form. Obviously in some cases there would be no paper and no English alphabet but do something that at least represents where it's coming from (tea staining, cave painting-style pictures around the edges, futuristic computer font, written on clear acetate sheets etc... have fun with it!) Anyone with 4.7+ and no recent unexplained 1's or 3's can join. Newbies are welcome but must have a well filled out profile and send me a message in order to sign up. Happy time-travels! |
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