Upset the Upset

My husband and I found this note between the pages of a Don DeLillo book while shopping at Goodwill. We love the “I need some Sun Chips” line amidst all the angst.

Old Man’s Valentine

This letter was in a book I found at a Spokane, Washington, used book store. It was never sent, apparently, as the 2-cent stamp was not cancelled. Because it was in such pristine condition, I was surprised to see how old it was. Sweet!

Julie, Valentine.

I found this note in a book from the library, presumably, Julie was using it as a bookmark and lost it. Warmed my heart. I took the note back to the library in hopes it would be reunited with Julie.

Who Told You I Was a Bedbug?

I found this in my NY Public Library Book. The book was the Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook – which might make it more creepy. I thought one of my coworkers had drawn it and stuck it in the book because we have conversations about how scary bedbugs are sometimes.

The Mob

I tend a Little Free Library. We get a few things donated that are not books… Comics, CDs, VHS, Beanie Babies and this…I found a photo album that was empty except for way in the back was this picture. I hope most of them made it home… on the back it says the mob. Most … Continued

Don’t I Look Ambitious

Stopping and browsing at a local yard sale about a year ago, I picked up a copy of Alcoholics Anonymous and found the attached photo. It was probably taken overseas during World War II. At first, I thought it was in the tropics, but the landscape belies that. Perhaps it was taken @ a US … Continued

A Plea for Understanding

This find came from a used book I purchased from Blue Cloud Books on Amazon. The paperback copy of “An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness” by Kay Redfield Jamison arrived in the mail and I started flipping through the pages. On the inside cover I discovered a personal inscription someone had written … Continued

Grinding Down

Found this in the back of “The Bedside Book of the Art of Living” that I had found near an abandoned house in my neighborhood.

Endless Love

I bought Nicholas Sparks’ A Walk to Remember at my local library’s bookstore. A beautiful but tragic love story. Inside I found a real love letter written on the first page. After reading it I couldn’t help but wonder what happened to them and why anyone would misplace such a beautiful letter.