Under The Reading Rainbow

I didn’t know kids even read that stuff these days! Perhaps the Big Buddie assigned it? Being from the Midwest, I am heartened.

Game of Thrones

This was roadside in the rain on Lower Sheep Pasture Rd.

The Skeleton of the Wooden Mask

Is this a lost elementary school creative writing assignment? Perhaps the next R.L. Stine? Or maybe..it’s a true story..

Spandex for Xmas

This was in a box of letters, photos, postcards and other items, abandoned in the attic by the prior owners of the house my brother bought recently.

Diary of Unfair

Someone was really upset about not having a seat in the living room.

It All Adds Up

My friend found this slip of paper in the vents of his house in NE Portland, an apparent relic from its previous residents. On the front is a child playing with an adding machine. On the opposite side, a child has written “I will eat you.” This is what I imagine regarding its origin: the … Continued

Mama Said

We were sitting down for dinner at a local Greek restaurant when my husband found this under the napkin dispenser on the dining table. We can’t help but try to imagine what would make a child write and hide this note. And mom is wrong– babies do indeed smile.