The One Where I Left Journals with Strangers

Social Experiment | Bookmaking

Floating Journal
A social experiment I conducted in hopes of capturing some genuine stories and confessions from strangers. I made six journals that contain heartfelt and deep questions for participants to write about. I passed these journals to six different individuals and asked them to write a single entry and then pass the journal on to another person. The last person to complete the journal will simply seal it and drop it in the mailbox to be returned to me. While I didn’t receive all of the journals back, I did receive a few of them back. These anonymous writings were relatable, touching, and funny.

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Strangers React to Strangers’ Confessions