Last Day at Camp

I found this old letter a while ago while searching through old recipes. Since there’s no date on this letter, it’s hard to tell when he wrote it. It’s also funny because, since he wrote it on the last day (not considering how long the mail takes), I know he didn’t write that letter because … Continued

Brownie Points 4 U

I work for my university to check-in and check-out camps from a dorm during the summer. We have to go through each room of the building to find lost items. We had just checked-out a christian camp and our building had all girls– no boys allowed. I found this note stuffed and folded in the … Continued

I Don’t Know How to Thank You

I found this post-it note at a campsite near Guerneville. I imagine it rode there attached to a yummy box of Hamburger Helper or similar, a child’s fondest wish finally becoming reality. Really, how does one thank someone for such a joy?

Boys Day Out

I found this next to a Rite Aid, in an area conspicuously absent of bikers or bike clubs.

Dear Mom

I’m a counselor at a camp and I found this on the floor after all the campers left.

Bigfoot

I found it in a trashcan or on the ground, I can’t remember.

Rough Childhood

While my family and I were walking on a trail I found this letter in some tall grass.

Our Nylon Home

I found this on the reverse side of a desk calendar from 1995. I find oddly romatic.

A Day at Starved Rock

Found a camera as I was walking around Starved Rock. The camera was destroyed but the memory card survived.