from Towers and Type
This is so #writeout! I heard this story on NPR of a National Park ranger — Elyssa Shalla — in the Grand Canyon National Park who decided to set up a five dollar Goodwill typewriter in the mountains, with an invitation for hikers to write.
People did, including love letters (and a marriage proposal) and the story is a cool convergence of exploring the National Park in the great outdoors, coming unexpectedly upon an opportunity to write, and using old(ish) technology set up in a place where you least expect it.
This project has me wondering about how to replicate the idea in other national park and historic places that are part of the Write Out project, particularly as it will dovetail with October’s National Day on Writing.
Peace (typed on the screen),
Kevin
The American Writer’s Museum in Chicago has a bank of typewriters set up for patrons to use. The curators may type a story starter or just encourage people to type something. https://americanwritersmuseum.org/
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