D&D Earrings
Symbols for the first thing that let me pretend to be who I wanted to be.
Narrative
Stories — true, invented, or somewhere in-between.
Chalices
There’s something more fantastical than ironic about them.
Funeral Flower
It felt like the kind of physical thing you bring back from Narnia.
Bicycle Bell
“I need a decent bell,” I said.
Peepshow Token
What a libertine wants, more than anything, is liberty.
Cabbage Tureen
I considered it the epitome of bad taste.
Mooninite Device
How did these Mooninite lite-brite devices end up all over Boston?
Thermos
My thermos is like a magic wand.
Poker Chip
Sometimes we win — without knowing why.
Laddoo vs. Cake
The cake has always been at odds with Indian culture.
Vase
It didn't become visible, for me, until I happened to hear a family story.
Ney
"Listen to the ney, what it says / It tells a story of yearning."
Wedding Ducks
Having paid for the ducks, I started to remove the ribbons…
Bingo
We suddenly realized Bingo was missing.