Backwards Card
This is one of those backwards (opens on the left) cards that kids make. I found it in the spring of 2003 in the children’s picture book section. I like how it does double duty as a Valentine and a conversational note.
6 Points of Love
I found this receipt for flowers in a restaurant.
On Valentine’s Day
Friend Zoned
I found this Valentine’s Day card in the hallway of my dorm at Purdue University.
21 Hearts
I found this piece of art atop a snow bank during a walk two days after Valentine’s Day in 2004. I’m guessing that the young artist is a girl. I’m guessing she created it for her parents during art class at school. The inclusion of an alphabet and numbers reflect the long sheets of letters … Continued
Ode to Broken Hearts
Is there a remedy for the brokenhearted? If not, then precautions seem to be in order…take note: Measure the depth of the fall by the anxiety level of the ‘fallee.’
Like I Heard It In My Heart
Found this paper in my yard, very wet. It must be from a girl listing her likes to her beloved.
I Want Someone
Yes or No?
I found this note on the ground the day after Valentines Day near an elementary school.
Unrequited
A small card that had clearly been attached to a bunch of flowers. Has it been discarded intentionally by an unrequited crush?