1. “Imagine my surprise and delight when I popped this photo out of its case to confirm that it is an ambrotype and found a lock of the woman’s braided hair hidden beneath.”
“Sometimes it’s a sign of a memoriam, but it could’ve been sent with a husband or boyfriend while he was at war to help him remember her.”
2. “How this pine tree grew around the palm tree”
3. “My wife has eyeliner I keep mistaking for a battery.”
4. “The way the shadow of my legos appeared on the couch in the evening”
5. “My grandma’s Chinese teacups show a woman’s face when you put them against the light (from 2 different sets).”
6. “A bike for rainy weather”
7. “The way my pants landed when I dropped them on top of a vent”
8. “Dropped my earbud at the beach and it pulled iron out of the sand.”
9. “This sign at a local nature preserve has the words inverted so you can read it in the water.”
10. “Half bottle, half can”
11. “My aunt has an ultra-wide microwave.”
12. “Unicorn-shaped corn holders”
13. “My bank sent me 64 copies of the same debit card.”
14. “A cloud dinosaur running across the sky”
15. “A carrot with a twist”
16. “Found this golden spider at my school”
17. “This pencil sharpener doesn’t remove the very center of the lead.”
18. “This perfectly round homemade pizza dough”
19. “These clouds showed up after some heavy rain.”
20. “My discount grocery store sells bulk M&Ms separated by color.”
21. “A frozen flower I found in Austin during the Texas winter storm”