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July 07, 2002 |
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March 22
FOUND by Melissa Bontempo
in Ohio University, Ohio
This book was found next to a dumpster at Ohio University. I can't remember the date, but I probably found it near the spring of 2000.
It belonged to an old woman who had presumably passed away recently. Other personal items, including a handwritten joke book, a funeral register, and a sheet of paper that listed all her medical conditions were nearby. This book is several decades old. The cover says "Birthdays" and is re-bound with tape. Other than birthdays, she recorded facts from her life, when each of her friends died, anniversaries, the circumstances of her pet's death, surgeries, etc. I found this page, where she notes her husband's burial particularly heartbreaking, as she retraced her own words repeatedly.
The Nap June 16, 2005 |
Hand in Mouth January 02, 2006 |
Stupid x3 November 04, 2006 |
AJS April 01, 2007 |
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
