Glad You Are Picking Me Up

May 3, 2013

FOUND by Will Seidel in Hawthorne, California

I found this walking to work around 8am. It was a piece of elementary-school-style paper that had been folded to form a sort of card. I found it heartbreaking somehow.

Creeper Coordination

April 29, 2013

FOUND by Eric Kroczek in Muncie, Indiana

Found rolled up on the lawn of East Washington Academy, a public elementary school. The “top secret / top secret / top secret / Rules for creeper coordination” side was facing out.

A Proud Moment

April 9, 2013

FOUND by Laura in Atlanta, Georgia

I found this on the curb behind a house whose contents were being liquidated after the owner’s death. This color xerox, sloppily scissored and pasted onto a plain white sheet of paper, then tagged with a pre-printed caption, seemed like such a mix of forethought and complete carelessness I had to wonder who made it, for what purpose, and just how “proud” they really were. I scoured the sale for any other signs of these two award winners, but found none.

Playing and Joking and Then

March 18, 2013

FOUND by Alan M. near a middle school in Louisville, Kentucky

I often find pieces of paper dropped by kids in my neighborhood. This one tells a story. I wonder if the kid planned on giving this to the teacher or why they wrote it at all.

Bank on It

March 12, 2013

FOUND by Kelly in North Carolina

I found this in an elementary school.

School Is Cool

March 8, 2013

FOUND by Juliana Coles crumpled on the sidewalk

It was trash day and I was picking up some stuff on my street and the sidewalk around my house. I noticed this crumpled up paper had writing on it so I was curious.

A Boy on the Team

February 14, 2013

FOUND by Mark in Amherst, Massachusetts

My 13 year old daughter’s friend found this note tucked inside his locker at school. It’s not meant for him, and there are clues in the letter which may help them figure out who wrote it.

But the note contains something that makes it much more interesting than your typical middle school mystery love note: a secret recipe!

Use My Eyes

January 9, 2013

FOUND by Ian Westray against a low retaining wall near a school

Seems like a classic case of someone who’s been coming on a little strong, and wants to explain that she or he is trying to tone things down. “I will now use my eyes to make contact with you” may go badly wrong, but I love to imagine the writer trying.

Hugs, Then Hands

January 2, 2013

FOUND by Emily Weakley at a children’s clinic

I found this letter while straightening up the waiting room at a children’s facility. I look at all of the patients we saw that day to see if I could find their name so we could return the letter, but we couldn’t find it. It was too cute to throw away!

BLANKED on Christmas

December 24, 2012

FOUND by McKenah in a high school cafeteria

My friend and I were exiting our school cafeteria when we saw a note flutter to the ground. We didn’t get a chance to see who dropped it but whoever it was, she was chatting with the principle. My friend scooped it up and unfolded it quickly. we read it and started dying laughing and then argued over who could keep it.