Inkstone Broom
Its abrasiveness (or what you might call asperity) is perfectly calibrated.
Design
Making visible the "aesthetic envelope" that expresses and shapes feeling, belief, and moral conviction.
Bead Necklace
Inside, I didn’t feel pastel or small or minimal.
Leary’s Stash Box
There were always drugs in the house — because everyone who visited him came bearing gifts.
Mermaid Tears
Pure poetry of title and color.
Radioactive Trinitite
The suicidal ideation of the Cold War was infectious, and I caught it young.
Rabbit Box
I never gave that little silver rabbit to my mother.
Argus Coin
A talisman steering me clear of the Siren song of fear and indifference.
Dinosaur Bones
I wanted to find a dinosaur fossil, badly.
Dashboard Totems
These totems keep me centered and help focus my thoughts when I got driving duty.
Martian Fink Ring
Anyone with five cents could buy one, but I didn’t know that at the time.
Spindle Whorl
One of the first machines invented and used primarily by women.
Peanuts Paperback
A mysterious relic created by routine, familiarity, and sentimentality.
Zippo Lighter
Its inner workings make me think of it as a miniature Modernist building.
Miniature Dice
My talisman keeps me vigilant, wary of the complex bait and switch skills of confidence men.