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Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York
I am seeking vignettes from women age 25+ who have traveled solo to New York City and had memorable experiences (hilarious, challenging, poignant, surprising, joyful, spiritual) for my fourth book, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York. Please pass along to any women you might know who have traveled solo to New York as I describe below and who would be interested in sharing their stories.
I define NYC as any of the five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island). I define “solo” as being in your own company vs. traveling in the company of, or meeting up with people already known to you. If your NYC solo adventure involves a person or persons you didn’t know previously, but interacted with as part of the travel story, that works for my purposes. For example, you could have been completely on your own, hired a guide, met up with a tour group of new people or unexpectedly met a new person.
Please tell your story by E-MAILING YOUR RESPONSES TO THE SIX OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS BELOW to gina@ginagreenlee.com. Let me know if you would like writng credit or anonymity(first name only). all contributors receive a copy of the book when it is published in fall of 2010.
Questions
1. Describe the circumstances surrounding your solo trip to New York City (How old were you at the time? Where were you specifically, as in what borough? How long was your stay? Why did you travel there? Where did you travel from – as in city/state/country?).
2. What happened during this trip and what were the predominant feelings associated with the experience?
3. What did you learn about yourself on this trip?
4. What lessons have you applied to your everyday life as a result of this trip?
5. What were your impressions of, or feelings about New York City before your trip? Did they change afterward?
6. What is your age and occupation? If you are retired, what was your work previously?
And as promised, a snapshot of my lumpy, bumpy, oh-so-warm wicked witch socks, that I had long before Wicked made Oz so popular. I don’t know what I’ll do when they get worn out since I can’t find another pair. Guess I’ll definitely have to move South then. While we’re talking about Oz…what was the scariest scene for you? I’m going to have to go with the flying monkeys swooping down on them. I always hid behind my dad’s rocker for that part.
Hi Jodi – I just discovered your site and really like the NYC postcard/pearl anthology project you’re working on. How is it coming? How many young women’s narratives will your project be including? I’m visiting from Family Literacy and You’s blog post Operation Beautiful Book Review. The book’s goal is to encourage positive self-talk (specifically body-image issues) — and I think you are doing just that by providing a way for women to write about life-defining moments. It’s a little different than leaving anonymous post-it notes, I realize, but giving women an opportunity to write and be published can have a profound impact on their self esteems too. So glad I found your site.
I wish the anthology was my idea! It’s Gina Greenlee at http://www.ginagreenlee.com and you can check to see if she’s still accepting submissions. I have two beautiful daughters so I really appreciate Operation Beautiful. Too often it seems young girls put each other down.