Postcards to Herself: A Prose Poetry Novella

by Laura Stamps

Elaine loves to send and receive postcards. But nobody wants to do that anymore. Her friends have all gone digital. They'd rather text or email. So Elaine decides to send postcards to herself. Empowering, outrageous, hysterically funny. What Elaine has to say on these postcards is not what you would expect!

Postcards to Herself is about a woman, her love of Holly, her Yorkshire Terrier, and a very fun and interesting life.
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"You'll love Laura Stamps' Postcards to Herself. Enter her world of whimsy, philosophy, and introspection dipped in humor. This book is a treasure!"

-Nolcha Fox, Author of End of Earth

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"I love every single book of Laura Stamps I have read. The absolute cleverness of her latest endeavor, Postcards to Herself, is the best yet. If you want to sit in a corner and chuckle to yourself, this is the book. Kudos, Laura, for another amazing book!"

-Thasia Anne Lunger, BSW, Author of Beach Front Property

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"I had the best time reading Postcards to Herself. You might even fall in love with Holly, a tiny, sweater-adorned, four-legged star. Lovely pictures, delightful joy cover to cover!"

-Zan V. Johns, Author of A Collection of Poetry, American Writing Awards Finalist

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"With her signature sharp prose and insight, Laura Stamps delivers a gorgeous and heartwarming story in her latest novella, Postcards to Herself."

-Laura Besley, Author of 100neHundred

61 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2025

Reviews

[Munmun Samanta · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Postcards to Herself" by Laura Stamps reminds me of "Envelope Poems" by Emily Dickinson where she used the same prose poetry style.
Here Laura's is a captivating exploration of the human experience presented through a series of intimate and reflective postcards. The novella invites readers into the life of Elaine, who allows them to traverse her world of emotions and experiences through thirty-five postcards addressed to herself.
Through her letters to herself, she documents her thoughts, observations, and her life with Holly, a Yorkie. Holy represents the emotional anchor for the protagonist illustrating the profound bond between humans and their pets.
Each postcard is a blend of humour, poignancy and wisdom. In this book, Laura Stamps has built an innovative style of writing incorporating the clarity of prose and lyricism of poetry.

[Alison E. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elaine has no one to write postcards to, so she writes them to herself. Unless she writes very small or has those larger postcards, or both, I don't know how she fit all she wrote on them. Otherwise, I liked the book, especially when she talked about her dog, Holly, which was most of the time. I especially loved the pictures of the dog. I think I realized halfway through that the writing seemed a lot like another book I read, and found I had read her "Doggie Haiku." Like in "Doggie Haiku," the author plugs Starbucks and Petco a lot.

[Pam K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from LibraryThing in return for an honest review.

Elaine misses the art of sending postcards to friends. She really misses receiving them. So she decides to write to herself.
Each postcard is so random and some of them make no sense. A guy on the corner in an orange suit, cars that drive to fast, doggy toothpaste.
It was ok, and a little funny. It took 1 hour to read. For the most part this book was thoughtless, yet strangely thought provoking at the same time.

[Daveann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks to www.librarything.com for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest opinion.
The format took me a little bit to get used to. This novella ended abruptly but overall it was a charming, quick read.