I Am Fine, I Promise

This was in a music practice room at college. I went there to write a song, and I ended up using a few pieces of it in the song I wrote.

G.I. Just Kidding

I found this as I was cleaning out a house after an estate sale. I’ve seen a couple of cool things at these but this is my favorite so far. On the back of the photo it reads “That’s the way the Krauts surrendered to us, as demonstrated by ‘Yank’ Dennison and ‘Kraut’ Thrueatt, Penn.& … Continued

Dad’s Gone

Found this under my car windscreen-wiper on my way home from work.

Son Adrift

Found this in an old copy of Herman Hesse’s Steppenwolf, bought from the Brooklyn College Library booksale room.

Dear World

My boyfriend and I found this tonight on the sidewalk outside a cool little gift shop, Silver in the City, on Massachusetts Avenue. I like that the author is equally distraught by Starbucks and the atomic bomb. And who could resist the twisted “Duck, Duck, Goose” imagery written on pretty floral paper?

Reno Gets a Medal

I found this in a box in a dumpster when I took out my trash this morning. I’m not sure what era this is from or what is being pinned to his shirt, but it looks important. Good job, Reno!

Crucial Advice for Secret Policemen

I spent most of 2003 in Iraq covering the invasion for Harper’s Magazine and the CBC. I found this poster in the rubble of a Mukharbharat (Secret Police) training center in Baghdad, April 21, 2003. The Arabic text reads: “When interrogating a suspect, do not leave your gun, wallet, and I.D. card on the coffee … Continued

Pizza Warfare

I found this taped up on the wall at work several years ago.

Not Terrorized

I got this back as change at some restaurant. I can’t remember which, or what I ordered.

The War on Terror

After a recent thaw, my dog and I came across this shipping label in the alley behind our apartment.