Love and Ansel Adams
My friend and I found this tucked in an Ansel Adams photography book at the Goodwill. The message was especially poignant, as we figured Dad must have died for this to reach the donation pile.
The Mind of Sarah
A friend of mine (janitor) found a diary while taking out the trash. Sarah is just your average boy crazy 5th grader.
It Makes Me Mad
Read My Poems
As a high school teacher, I often find interesting things. I have the habit of picking up crumpled balls of notebook paper and unwrapping them to see what’s inside, before tossing them in the trash bin. Sometimes it’s trash, sometimes treasure. No one at school knows I am a found hound; otherwise I would suspect … Continued
Frineds
My old roommate found this in a parking lot not too far from a school. The face looks like a girl to me, so I imagine it’s just some random kid who got into your normal chick fight with her best “frined.”
You Stupied Trick
I found this near the I-20 overpass in the Grant Park neighborhood while I was walking to the train station to go to work. There is a middle school nearby.
Remember My Promise
This note was found neatly folded on the stairs in my high school.
Do You Realize?
I don’t know who these people were, I don’t know if the note was actually delivered or just written as a sort of catharsis, but the whole story is right there.
Shoting Rubberbands
This letter mysteriously appeared on our table while out for drinks.
I’m Really Emotional
I teach at the high school and found this on one of the desks after class. I am happy to not know which of my students left this for me to find.