Parental Artifact Number 25(a)—Naughty postcards. In the boxes of postcards that we found in my parents’ closet, there were a fair number ...

  Parental Artifact #25? A box of postcards (used); a box of postcards (blank); and a nice pen. The internet is full of rabbit holes that ...

  Parental Artifact #24–tilework This is not much to look at—some pleasing but not especially flashy tile work, in what was my mom’s bathroo...

  Parental Artifact #23–Anza-Borrego State Park OK, so this is a little bit more nebulous than an artifact. I can’t hold it in the palm of ...

  Parental artifact #22 (I think, it’s been a while) : a “Western” shirt Given that it’s styled as “western” or “ranch” wear, I suppose it’s...

  Parental Artifact #21–a darkroom lab notebook I will probably be running into boxes labeled “Parents/Misc/???” for the next ten years. I ...

  Parental Artifact #20–some good cookies. It’s not a day for heavy thoughts, so I’m not going to go all Proust with these cookies setting o...