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Stream of consciousness EMAIL

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Swap Coordinator:mskadie (contact)
Swap categories: Email 
Number of people in swap:15
Location:International
Type:Type 1: Electronic
Last day to signup/drop:May 21, 2010
Date items must be sent by:May 28, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I'm wondering if I'm the only person who goes off into long stream of conscious bits when replying to emails and then ends up scrapping her message and sending something a bit more coherent because of some kind of fear of freaking the other person out. I don't think it's just me.... but it could be.

So this is for the crazies or sort-of-crazies or the people who want to experience someone else's craziness for a bit or who just want to feel a bit less isolated in their own craziness. This is not for people who are feeling judgy or critical. Please be open-minded if you choose to join this swap.

What you will do is write an email to your partner that begins with the prompt that they leave in the comment section. However, you are absolutely free to veer as far away from the original prompt as your consciousness will take you - obviously :)

If you find that you cannot take off from the prompt that your partner has posted, feel free to start your email in any way that gets you going. This is not about limiting or controlling or guiding your writing; it's about giving you a place to start if you need one.

I'm hesitant to put any kind of clear length specification because I don't imagine than one can limit their streams, but please be reasonable and send a fair chunk of text to your partner to give them a chance to 'get in your head'.

When rating, please be nice. The last thing I want is for swappers to stress about how their letters will be received or worry if what they are sending is 'stream of consciousness-y' enough.

I have no idea if this will appeal to anyone, but if you are intrigued by the idea but would rather do this in a letter format please leave a comment and I might change the swap or possibly create a second one to accommodate for this preference.

Newbie friendly, no recent 1's or 3's unless you PM me with an explanation first.

Discussion

mskadie 05/14/2010 #

prompt: When I've been deprived of sleep.....

MamaBear 05/14/2010 #

This is freaky. I thought of the exact same thing yesterday!!! Honest!! I thought of starting the exact same swap (except in letter format instead of email). So weird. Well, I guess we at least both know now that others wonder about the same things ;-) I'd join, but I'm not so much for email swaps. If you start a later letter version, I'm in! (Wow. I'm still amazed we had the same idea at the same time)

Kay 05/15/2010 #

Prompt: Things I wish I had said when...... You know the things I mean, those dark thoughts we think of on the way home when the woman in the queue at the post office has stepped back on your foot and tells you to watch where you are going, or your friend/lover/boss says you won't mind doing that when you on your way somewhere important.

Or second prompt: Why I would rather be a hermit.

Or third prompt: I am a nice person but can I shoot my sister in law please?

APlusAmigurumi 05/18/2010 #

My prompt is: I knew there was no going back when...

justjolean 05/18/2010 #

prompt: remember that day when.....

agirlnamedfriday 05/18/2010 #

Prompt: This one thing always makes me think of...

onecellinthesea 05/19/2010 #

My prompt: My life would be much easier if...

mskadie 05/19/2010 #

@MamaBear - that's really funny, it makes me super happy that we had the same thought at the same time :) I think I will start a mail version after this one is done. I was worried that no one would sign up at all

gabitastooks 05/19/2010 #

ohhhhh, this is gold, I'm in!

geekgirl33 05/19/2010 #

So for the last 25 years......

50DaysOfSummer 05/20/2010 #

sounds like exactly my thing! :D just need a prompt.... ok, I came up with three, make your pick :)

Prompt: I love you to death, but sometimes....

or no 2. To every rule there is an exception especially to this one...(insert rule here )

3 Why did I do this? (my example, sometimes I do something, I already have a feeling something bad/weird will happen, but I do it anyway).

Hope these are of use :)

50DaysOfSummer 05/20/2010 #

sorry for the weird format O.o If I only knew ow I managed that :P

buttons 05/20/2010 #

prompt: It really excites me when ...

newchum 05/20/2010 #

Prompt: If i was brave id say....

or

the best part of this year so far..

dastephan6 05/21/2010 #

prompt: if i could be the opposite sex for one day.............

Jadegreen83 05/23/2010 #

Prompt: My lowest moment in my life was....

Badk1ty 05/23/2010 #

Over time I've learned....

or

This morning when I woke up, the first thing that crossed my mind was....

or

I saw the oddest thing today....

ElizabethObviously 05/23/2010 #

It really ticks me off when.....

The only thing that matters is....

I really wish....

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