all the people stared.

the nostalgia that overcomes me every time i hear this song is undeniable. i remember hearing it as a kid and dreaming up stories about the way may parents might have met. nowadays, i dream of meeting someone on the sidewalk and pulling newfound treasures or groceries out of a brown bag to show them. it's funny. some things really just never change.

in a way that makes sense to me.

A Collection a Day, 2010

Since I was a young girl, I have been obsessed both with collecting and with arranging, organizing and displaying my collections. This is my attempt to document my collections, both the real and the imagined.

-Lisa Congdon, artist and illustrator

come on baby.

if there's one thing.

"the best things said come last. people will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart."

-alan alda

there are nights when i think sal paradise was right.

man child.

walking with a love, with a love that's oh so fine.