There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.

Frank Hebert

The Postcardist Podcast: February 2, 2018 to February 23, 2023

This is where we stop the story.

I talked with Melissa Reed about postcards, letter writing, and how she has accumulated 12,000 postcards at her house in Italy. And she wants to send them to people.

Jamo went from a collection that started with four Pokemon cards to more than four hundred. Fast. And he knows a lot about collectibility. I talk to him about it. And then I have a few notes from my recent time on the road.

This is a show about nothing. But I spend 53 minutes talking about it.

What’s the worst postcard you ever got? And can you top the story Nina tells about hers?

In this episode I’m joined by Nina Lakusta, the proprietor of the postcard and ephemera store LakuStash. We talk about her postcard designs, driving lessons, illustration, and yes, the world’s worst postcard.

You can find Nina on Instagram at LakuStash, and on Etsy at, where else, LakuStash.

I ordered two sets of Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Postcards in July. And then I kept looking at looking at the AWA Instagram site, anticipating the U.S. release of those cards on October 11. Yes, I knew the date. This was exciting stuff.

Guess what? As soon as I saw the postcards I knew I needed two more sets because I used this hashtag when I sent the first ones: #onetosendonetokeep. Yep, for every one I sent I knew I had to keep one. They’re that cool. Other people are doing the same.

Which brings me to something cool: While the launch was going on, Wally Koval, the author of the NYT Bestselling book Accidentally Wes Anderson, took time out of his day to have a chat about the book, the postcards, and how AWA has cultivated a very engaged and creative community.

Audiograms from the Show

Music used in this episode licensed from Storyblocks. Song is Cooking With Gypsy Jazz Guitar Django by MEDIA MUSIC GROUP.

Every postcard has a story. That’s what writer and historian Kenneth J. Weiss says about his postcard collection. In this episode, Ken tells us about his Midrust Postcard Project and tells stories about several cards he has. And we talk about baseball cards.

You can find Ken’s writing and work at KennethJWeiss.com. And on Instagram at kennethjweiss.

In which I talk about World Postcard Day 2022; question why I have so many blank postcards; and an idea I have about being Johnny Tomatoseed.

And here’s the official postcard for WPD 2022.