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Shhhh: Frank Warren Talks His Collection Of "PostSecrets"

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Rachel Otwell

Published September 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM CDT

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Some of the PostSecret books

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Frank Warren with some of the secrets sent to him

Have you ever had a secret haunt you? Something you would never tell a soul? Or maybe just a crush you don't want anyone to know about - or a weird quirk you'd rather keep to yourself. Frank Warren wants to know. He came of age in Springfield and he now travels the world with his collection of secrets, perhaps the largest in the world.

Since starting PostSecret in 2005, he's had more than a million sent to him. Every week Warren curates the secrets, sent on postcards, and features them on his website. Warren will be in Galesburg at the Orpheum Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 26th. He joined me for this chat:

For more secrets, head to PostSecret.com.