A Weekly Postcard Project
209 Weeks is a weekly postcard art project that will take place during Trump’s second term.
Despite the 2024 presidential election results, I believe that most people truly care about others. To remind myself of that truth, I am proposing a postcard based art project to help us connect with each other and make it through four more years of Trumpism. But I need your help. I want to gather your words of sustenance—your favorite quotes, lines of poetry, affirmations, reminders that feed and fuel you—and send those words on to someone else.
I will combine these words of sustenance with photography to create 209 unique postcards, one for each week of the presidential term. Each week, someone who has submitted their own words to the project will receive a postcard with someone else’s words on it. You can learn more here.
If you’re interested in participating, please fill out the form below. Thank you!
View the Postcards
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Week 47 of 209 Weeks
Week 47 of 209 Weeks: “All goes back to the earth, / and so I do not desire / pride of excess or power, / but the contentments made / by men who have had little: / the fisherman’s silence / receiving the river’s grace, / the gardener’s musing on rows.” —Wendell Berry Photo Notes: Minnesota…
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Week 46 of 209 Weeks
Week 46 of 209 Weeks: Some days it is what it is, and some days you just have to keep moving forward, and gather and love those around you. Photo Notes: Minnesota State Fair, 2024
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Week 45 of 209 Weeks
Week 45 of 209 Weeks: “It’s not about being unbreakable. It’s about being soft enough to bend without breaking.” —Yasmin Mogahed Photo Notes: Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.
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Week 44 of 209 Weeks
Week 44 of 209 Weeks: “Without community, there is no liberation.” —Audre Lorde Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.
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Week 43 of 209 Weeks
Week 43 of 209 Weeks: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” —Lady Windermere’s Fan, by Oscar Wilde. Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.
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Week 42 of 209 Weeks
Week 42 of 209 Weeks: “The wound is the place where the light enters you.” —Rumi Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.
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Week 41 of 209 Weeks
Week 41 of 209 Weeks: Existence is resistance. Photo Notes: This photo was taken on the Moose Viewing Trail in Grand Marais, Minnesota, summer 2022.
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Week 40 of 209 Weeks
Week 40 of 209 Weeks: “Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little bit.” —Tom Stoppard Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.
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Week 39 of 209 Weeks
Week 39 of 209 Weeks: Buck up, Girl. (The person who shared this says she hears it in her mother’s voice. There’s work to be done, so get to it.) Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.
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Week 38 of 209 Weeks
Week 38 of 209 Weeks: “I think I have come to a place where I’m able to feel more comfortable about being honest.” —June Jordan Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.