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.

Merry Christmas, Dad?

In the post-Christmas season, its pretty predictable to find a lot of cast-off Christmas decorations in thrift stores, especially with the ever-popular New Years Resolutions of “getting organized” or “reducing clutter” being made recently by families everywhere. The subject matter immediately struck me as being awesomely … awkward, but at the same time quite thoughtful, … Continued

Wolfman

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

Letter from camp

This letter was addressed to someone with the same last name as me- a boy who was writing to his mom- but apparently didn’t know her address (and left no return address). It seems he is in dire need of tic-tacs and useful things.

A Good Heart

While on a walk I noticed a small folded piece of paper sticking up from the grass with “READ” printed on it in a demanding fashion.

Love note

My friend a substitute teacher found this cute note in a 7th grade classroom. He sent it to me as I am married to another Henry!

AJS

I found this obviously-forged note on the ground. I like to think that the person who wrote it was very proud of their forging skills and was distraught to discover they had lost their masterpiece.

Mom Had Her Own Life

Found this casually discarded by itself on top of a bookshelf in the main reading room of the New York Public Library (the Stephen A. Schwarzman building to be specific). I am torn between thinking it’s sad that a mom couldn’t say this in person to her kids, it sounds like she abandoned them, and … Continued