8 Ball and Terry
I found a whole bunch of photographs in a Volvo at a junkyard. I really like this one. The back says “8 Ball (my brother) and Terry (my man).”
Welcoming Twins
Found in the back of an old desk drawer with some other pictures. On the back it says “Dean and Dain inviting parents to the parent-teacher conferences” And a stamp for “kodak velox paper.”
Chuck Taylors and Cigs
Sometimes I check out– and even read– books from the library. I was reading John Berger’s “On Looking” (great, btw) and out fell this terrific photo. No writing on the back, just “Kodak paper.” It looks like a silver gelatin process, a little dark, but so gorgeous. I contacted our librarian, but the library doesn’t … Continued
The Journey
I bought a Paul Auster novel from a used book store in England and found this message written inside. I would love to know what “journey” the message is referring to, and whether the book was lost or given away. If it was given away, does that mean the journey turned out to be one … Continued
Muscles
The colors in this old Polaroid are surprisingly vivid, and if it wasn’t falling apart at the edges I’d put it on my fridge.
Pups with Pups
These two kids appear in multiple photos at different ages in this photo album I found, usually with better haircuts.