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April 2nd update: Sorry guys, just kidding! We’re not really changing from postcards to letters… we love postcards! But I’ve always wanted to do an April Fools’ prank and this year was the year I finally convinced Paulo to go along with it! 😜
Over the years, we’ve heard from many postcrossers on how they wished they could write a bit more on their postcards. Some people are able to use very thin pens and make their handwriting extra small… but often this is not enough for the more talkative members with plenty of stories to share. Communication should be encouraged as it is at the heart of Postcrossing, so in order to give these wordy members an outlet for their creativity, Postcrossing is henceforth changing its format from postcards to letters!.
Aren’t letters great? Plenty of space for the local news, the weather report, a lengthy update on affairs of the heart, or this month’s writing prompt on your favourite breakfast!
It feels good to expand beyond the constraints of the normal 10×15cm rectangle and just write to our heart’s content. Any message that fits on a postcard will also fit inside a letter anyway, so don’t let the extra space intimidate you — you can write as much or as little as you’d like, or even include a drawing to help you fill out the space.
Let’s put all that delightful writing paper to work — it’s time to write, write, write!

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Tell me this is an April Fool's day prank ?
On the Postcrossing site a shock for thee
No more cards to send but letters to write
Oh my goodness me now what a great fright
It is favourite breakfast now to write all about
But I am in shock without a doubt
I cannot eat at the thought of no card
So I have decided I must become a great Bard
HA good one girl
Happy April Fools Day to you too ! :)
And if you'd like to be randomly matched with a letter penpal, we recommend checking out the Letter Writers Alliance or (for the girls), the International Geek Girls Penpal Club. They're both excellent!
But a suggestion to letter lovers : write about that in your profile. This was you may receive your postcard in envelope together with a nice letter :)
quick tip: just remember that if a statement seems sudden and/or exaggerating created on April 1st, it's likely not real guys π
However, if people want to write letters longer than what fits on a postcard I certainly would welcome it. One of my favourites was an envelope from a lovely young lady in Russia who not only sent me two postcards but a four-page letter too. And for those who actually ask (or have no preference) to receive their postcard in an envelope I quite often slip in something extra; stamps, maybe a letter or a used bus ticket or something. The beauty of letters is that they can be as long or as short as the writer wants.
...Technically what we write on postcards are letters afterall. Just...really short ones!
I found 70 penpals on this site... no need to look elsewhere...
Have a great April.
Compliment for Ana.
Wonderful...
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