The WFW saga is back! It has been almost a week since Operation Beautiful was introduced and hopefully it got you through November to December! To start this new month off I would like to present The Book Inscriptions Project— the final installment to our saga.
Have you ever turned to a page in a book or a textbook and there is a random little message left in the corner? Well book inscriptions are more personal, as they are messages written to the original reader of the book but those books find their way into the hands of others.
The project all began with this book in 2002 when Shaun, the founder of this website opened this book up and saw the message that was written in the cover:
Something about that note, handwritten by an unknown to an unknown of whose whereabouts, gender and relationship I was unaware, struck me as both tragic and powerful.
The inscriptions range from something as simple and innocent as a child being protective over his book…to more personal and sensitive inscriptions.
(“William’s book I will sock who ever has my book and trys to steal it”)
(“Dear Mom, I am sorry I acted so bad! I guess it is kind of depressing but I wish you wouldn’t judge my feelings on guesses, and insist even when I say it isn’t true that your prediction is right. X-Mas is kind of depressing this year. I mean (I don’t want to sound stupid) but I was always used to getting exactly what I wanted but this year I didn’t. I know that that isn’t the real meaning of X-Mas but I guess it is a symbol. I♥U!4-EVER
Love Kate”)
Next time when you are browsing through books check the covers to see if someone left a message there. You can take a picture or scan the cover and submit it in – ‘the more heartfelt the better!’ as they say on the site!
Almost two weeks ago, the WFW saga began and brought awareness to a few awesome websites such as Gives Me Hope , Love Your Flawz, Operation Beautiful and Book Inscriptions Project. Hopefully these were able to brighten your day, spread a smile on your face, and most of all …leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling!
Happy Reading!