Inner Struggle
Found in a used book.
12 years later, is love still enough?
My friend bought me this journal from a goodwill for my birthday. This beautiful and revealing letter was on the first page, while every other page was left blank. Thought I needed to share.
Unhappy New Year!
The author of this New Year’s Day reflection looks to be a very lonely and dramatic 18-year old. I’ve got a feeling he’d make a really good boyfriend if she’d ever give him a chance. New Year’s get better once you’re old enough to drink.
A Beautiful Butterfly
Found this crumpled up into a tight little ball, on the street in the fairly downtrodden Tenderloin District. Kinda sad that such a heartfelt message of hope got discarded with such intention.
Battery
I was working at a Red Cross shelter set up to aid victims of an apartment fire. These guys lost everything, so we were taking donations of clothing. In one bag of clothes, I found the attached note.
Not Baby-Baby, My Man
Another mysterious paper from one of the university recycling bins during move-out week. For a lot of students, college offers more than just academic growth.
The Weight of Weight
I tore these pages out of a weight loss book that I found at Goodwill one day.
More Justice
Here is the rest of the journal.
In a Sue Book
My mother found this journal entry when she was clearing out our basement.
Chapter 1
Found this on a sidewalk near Martha’s Vineyard a couple years ago. It still makes me laugh. What the heck!