Two more POSTCARDS reviews. Las Vegas Weekly:

The obsolescence of postcards (referred to at one point as “turn-of-the-century text messages”) necessitates a certain setting, with many of the stories taking place in the first decade of the 20th century, although there’s a surprising amount of variety from story to story.

And a non-review from Precocious Curmudgeon:

My central problem is that, while I share editor Jason Rodriguez’s fascination with these found objects, my fondness for them comes from a different place. To me, postcards represent the promise of adventure or temporary escape from routine. They’re reminders that there are more interesting places out there waiting to be seen when the day-to-day gets to be too much. No matter what’s written on the back of them, they’re messages from a less mundane place.

Honestly, if every "bad-ish" review was like the one above I'd be very happy. The point of the project has always been to get people thinking and making their own stories. I don't consider a "I would have told different stories" review a bad review - it means the book has people doing what I wanted them to do.

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