Postcards & Places

Collect the Moments. Tell the Story with a Postcard Journal.

For many of us, life gets measured in places lived, roads traveled, and memories collected along the way. Some are packed in boxes. Some are tucked into drawers. And some still live on old postcards and photographs we just couldn’t throw away.

In this creative workshop, you’ll use postcards or personal photos to create a meaningful postcard journal filled with descriptive writing, reflections, and memories tied to places and experiences that stayed with you. Whether it’s a hometown, a favorite trip, a duty station, or a season of life, this workshop helps turn snapshots into stories.

Participants will leave with a finished postcard journal and the skills to continue creating future travel or memory journals on their own. Please bring at least three postcards or 4×6 photos. No writing experience necessary—just come ready to create, reflect, and have fun.

About the Instructors

Sarah Colby enjoys writing poetry of place and is currently working on a manuscript of poems gathered from more than 30 years as a military spouse and mother. She currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband (recently retired Army Chaplain), one cat, and occasional visiting grandchildren. She mentors veterans writing groups, teaches in community outreach programs, and finds inspiration in high desert landscapes.

Sarah has an MFA from UNR Tahoe (formerly Sierra Nevada University). She has been published in a number of journals and anthologies, including Arts Alive San Antonio: Poets Respond; Texas Poetry Calendar, Proud to Be Anthology Series Vol. 9, easing the edges: a collection of everyday miracles, and The Ekphrastic Review.