I have to admit I don’t completely understand what’s going on with Michael Kimball, his art project, Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard), and his blog, also titled Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard). For example, Kimball captions the photo seen here “The Cardboard Sign That Started It All.” How so? I want to know the story behind his project of writing people’s life stories on postcards. In the meantime, here’s his process:
If you want me to write your life story (on a postcard) — and trust me, I want to — then send me an email. There are two ways we can do this. Easy: You send me your telephone number and the best time/s to call; I’ll call you and we can do the interview over the telephone. Harder: You tell me your name, age, where you were born, where you have lived, what you do (jobs and hobbies), what you study (if you’re in school), what you want to do with your life. Tell me about any important events in your life, any life changing decisions, any strange things that have happened to you, anything that makes you particularly you. Depending on what you tell me, I will probably ask follow-up questions. Either way, I will write up your life story and then mail you the postcard so you can put it up on your refrigerator with a magnet.