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Purchased Postcards

November 6, 2019 by Jim Potter 7 Comments

· Purchased Postcards: My Favorites · Recently I had the pleasure of purchasing postcards. What a treat! Today, I’m going to share with you my top ten postcards from my shopping spree at the annual Wichita Postcard Club Show. You don’t have to be a postcard collector or a historian to enjoy these cards, but it helps. I’ve also learned that writers looking for a writing prompt or a story, often find a photo postcard to be just what they’re looking for to get their creative juices … [Read more...] about Purchased Postcards

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A Day I Shall Never Forget

October 30, 2019 by Jim Potter 11 Comments

· "A Day I Shall Never Forget: Citizens Bank Hold Up" · There are people in the world who crave to have their fifteen minutes of fame. They wish to be widely recognized for attaining a personal achievement or for participating in a spectacular event. That was not the case for Bessie Olson when on May 28, 1924, she was working as a cashier in the Citizens Bank of Lamont, Oklahoma. At about noon, Bessie was helping a customer, Chad Chadwick (or Chadwell), scotch taping his torn check when … [Read more...] about A Day I Shall Never Forget

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Bert Jones, Bessie Olson, Bessie Olson Jones, Chad Chadwick, Charles Duree, Citizens Bank of Lamont, George Cowen, Grant County Sheriff Frank Hamilton, Jeff Duree, Jim Potter, John Jones, Joyce Jones, Kansas Authors Club, Lamont Oklahoma, Leavenworth Kansas Penitentiary, State Bank of Peru, Wichita Postcard Club

International Writing Contest Results

July 10, 2019 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

· International Writing Contest Results Essays ·           The results of Sandhenge Publication's first International Writing Contest are here. Writers from four countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ireland, England, and the U.S. participated. People were invited to use the postcard above (the front &/or reverse) as a writing prompt to tell a story, maximum length, 500 words, in either poetry or prose. I can't believe I'm sounding like so many … [Read more...] about International Writing Contest Results

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