The Thespian

Digging through the books at my local Salvation Army in 2007 and this fell out in pristine condition. This photo has everything that the 80s had to offer: permed mullet, bolo tie with vest, bad paneling and those ceramic mardi gras masks that every girl from the age of 11-18 had in her room. I … Continued

Gonna Be a Great Summer

Sunday afternoon, June 5, I was at Hines Park in Northville (Michigan) with some running buddies. I was crossing a dirt parking lot when I looked down and saw a folded piece of paper pressed into the dirt. I picked it up and saw it was marked “confidential: property of Miranda, Alex, Emily, and Rachel.” … Continued

Heart Means I Extremely Want

This is a list found in a Meijers (to non-Michiganders it’s a pre-Wal-Mart 24 hr fix-your-car-and-a-dinner retail powerhouse) parking lot on Black Friday.

Wolfman

I found this at the Salvation Army near Junction and Michigan Avenues. Life is a charming thing.

Amoeba

I found this Post-it note on the sidewalk outside of the building where I work. I spent the better part of my day trying to figure out which one of my coworkers wrote it, and whose back they stuck it on.

Mung Dispenser

I’m guessing it was taken in the late ’60s and I couldn’t find any information about it besides a scrap of paper taped to it that read “Mung Dispenser.” That’s a whole lot of mung.

Mother’s Guilt

My friend, Kathleen, and I found this floating around on an elementary school playground.

Rocket Boy

I found this deep in the depths of a couch we got at a second hand store.