Our Bond

A never-sent letter to “Barry,” found in a backpack from Goodwill. I’m sending the physical copy in the mail right now, too!

Best Days Give You Memories

I found this in the parking lot at work, crumpled up against the exit door, stuck there by the wind. It seems that this person was attempting to better themselves – I hope, maybe, by sharing it here it can be advice to other people who need to hear it.

Not Enough

I found this note in a little wooden box I bought at a flea market. It broke my heart because it looks like Katherine was crying while she wrote this– there are little tear stains on the paper. It also looks like this letter was read many, many times. The paper is torn like a … Continued

Big Trust

I found this in the stairwell of my apartment building.

Never Cease To Amaze

I found this on my way to go for a boogie. I think it is about platonic love and admiration from one backpacker to another.

The Pledge

I walked out of my (shitty) apartment one spring morning in 1991 and found this message scotch taped to every post and pole along three blocks of McClintock Road. I use the find regularly in my fiction writing classes, and it still moves me after all these years. I wish the scanner could capture the … Continued