ellembee

I'm a thirtysomething writer and editor for The A.V. Club, and I love writing letters the old-fashioned way. I'm an art lover, wordsmith, runner, factory tour enthusiast, and Anglophile. I've lived in Chicago for ten years, and have previously lived in Indianapolis, Indiana; Worcester, Massachusetts; Oxford, England; and Dallas, Texas.

I especially love postcards that are ugly, offbeat, silly, or otherwise bizarre, like decades-old blurry cityscapes and other unusual scenes. (I can't explain why, I just love them. They are the postcards that nobody wants.) Though of course I'd love a beautiful shot of your city, too, or whatever else you fancy sending. I don't collect stamps but do really enjoy seeing interesting stamps from other countries. (I've especially enjoyed the Finnish stamps I've received!)

Other postcard subjects I love
- castles
- children's book illustrations
- vintage or vintage reproductions
- interesting architecture (old and new)
- mailboxes / post boxes
- bicycles
- birds, particularly mockingbirds
- an unusual animal native to your country
- maps
- Belle & Boo illustrations (UK)
- the art of Kristiina Sario (Finland)
- postcards by Ray Fenwick
- postcards related to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," especially in a language other than English
- graffiti, street murals, Banksy
- if you live in the United States, I love lettered postcards like this: http://bit.ly/aAxevU

If you speak a language other than English, I would love to see a sentence or two in your native language!

Also, if you enjoy decorating envelopes, creating mail art, using stickers, etc., please feel free to do so, as I love getting fun mail! I welcome creative self-made cards, too.

I've recently begun the enormous task of scanning my (non-Postcrossing) postcard collection, which you can find here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lmbrowning/sets/72157623647894918/

Thanks for writing -- I can't wait to hear from you!

EXPIRED POSTCARDS:
US-1584891 - Maremijn (Netherlands) - mailed 11.March.2012
US-1439704 - cardaddict (Poland) - mailed 12.Dec.2011
US-1216771 - Dongdae (China) - mailed 14.July.2011
US-1121282 - cedric (France) - mailed 13.May.2011
US-1040120 - jodoci (Netherlands) - mailed 12.March.2011
US-955027 - red_pear (Russia) - mailed 2.Jan.2011
US-955023 - quentin (China) - mailed 2.Jan.2011
US-827853 - tashh (Russia) - mailed 12.Sept.2010
US-636903 - Teilit (Finland) - mailed 12.March.2010
US-662145 - Beaver (China) - mailed 8.April.2010
US-668554 - rnbastos (Brazil) - mailed 15.April.2010