Love Always, Ginger

I bought a very conservative flannel night gown at Salvation Army as a joke bachelorette party gift. When I was folding the night gown to wrap it, I noticed something in the pocket, this note. The odd thing is that the nightgown still had the tags and everything on it, which makes me wonder if … Continued

Flip Master

This photo was found in the kitchen of a community hall where a punk rock show was being held. It depicts a common Calgary tradition: a “stampede breakfast,” where free pancakes and sausage are served. Of note is the fact that the pancake is in mid-flip, and the flipper of the pancake is making direct … Continued

Dear Ike Skelton

I found this at a Boy Scout function in Summer of 2007.  Ike Skelton is a Congressman in Missouri.

My Fresh Start

Found folded and dirty on the ground like it had blown out of someone’s car– scrawled thoughts in blue cursive, kind of a heartbreaking combination of hope and sadness. I hope it was truly the fresh start the person was hoping for.

A Wedding and a Funeral

This photo of someone’s wedding was found inside the front cover of an Andrew Lloyd Webber sheet music book I checked out of the library. Also inside were a bulletin from an elderly woman’s funeral mass and photocopies of the music pages for the song Pie Jesu. I’m guessing that it was played at the … Continued

Dear Hope

A few weeks before I found this letter, I found a random page from a book on the sidewalk. I picked it up and read the page. The story felt familiar but I couldn’t quite place it. After a little googling I realized that it was a page from the book “Cold Sassy Tree”. This … Continued

Snowy Here

I found this in a photography book published in 1977. I think the author is referring to the great blizzard of ’78.

Letter Found at Junk Store

Hello Found Mag! I was in a junk store in Brooklyn, NY a few months back and found this letter sticking out of a bin full of random miscellaneous items. The blue and red stripes of the envelope are what caught my eye and so I bought it for a dollar without even reading the … Continued