Pssst… Do you wanna know a secret?
Where to find it: Post Secret
– http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
Who runs the site: The site was started by Frank Warren, who in
2004 asked people to send in postcards anonymously with their
secrets for an art installation in Washington, D.C. The site
launched in 2005.
Pssst… Do you wanna know a secret?
Where to find it: Post Secret – http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
Who runs the site: The site was started by Frank Warren, who in 2004 asked people to send in postcards anonymously with their secrets for an art installation in Washington, D.C. The site launched in 2005.
Who is likely to use the site: The site is great for voyeurs who want a look into the lives of others or people who want to share their own secrets anonymously.
Pros: The postcards are interesting since people often chose an artful way to tell their secrets. Many of the cards are reminiscent of ransom notes with letters and words cut out of newspapers or magazines.
The site has posted 2,500 secrets since its launch three years ago so there are some interesting entries, including some very artful displays. Current postcards have confessions of loneliness at the holidays, wanting to reunite with estranged parents and other things on the weirder side, such as a person who said their Christmas cards were too crappy to send.
New cards are posted each day so there is always something new to see and past secrets have been compiled into four books by Warren that are available for purchase.
Secrets that have not been told to anyone can be sent to:
PostSecret
13345 Copper Ridge Road
Germantown, Maryland
USA 20874-3454
Cons: Some of the postcards really are artwork, but those who submit secrets that are later compiled into books will never get any money off them.
Also some of the secrets are just creepy or depressing; the people who send them need help and the people who read them on the Internet probably aren’t likely to help them out. The site and tours do raise money for the Kristin Brooks Hope Center that helps people who are contemplating suicide, but there is no guarantee the ones sending the postcards are going to get the help they need.
