Frank Warren: Half a Million Secrets

Secrets can take many forms. They can be shocking, or silly, or soulful. Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com shares some of the half-million secrets that strangers have mailed him on postcards.

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ABOUT Frank Warren

“Frank Warren is the creator of The PostSecret Project, a collection of highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying the soulful secrets we never voice.

Since November 2004, Warren has received more than 500,000 postcards, with secrets that run from sexual taboos and criminal activity to confessions of secret beliefs, hidden acts of kindness, shocking habits and fears.

PostSecret is a safe and anonymous ‘place’ where people can hear unheard voices and share untold stories. Franks says, “The secrets I receive reflect the full spectrum of complicated issues that many of us struggle with every day: Intimacy, trust, meaning, humour, and desire.”

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