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The piece of scrap plywood

May 5, 2022

Scrap artwork on the back porch.

From trash to treasure It was an unwanted object, this 3’ x 6’ piece of unfinished plywood, a raw scrap destined to languish in the garage’s corner among the other project leftovers. But I saw a blank canvas. It had been over a year since … [Continue reading] about The piece of scrap plywood

Filed Under: Memoir in Objects Tagged With: the 100 day project 2022, the objects

The letter I wrote to a stranger

May 3, 2022

Photo by John Jennings via Unsplash

The day after my liver transplant, as the fog of anesthesia cleared, a cloud of deep sorrow settled in its place. As days turned to weeks, I regained physical stability, but my emotions remained shaky. I wrestled with guilt and gratitude. Someone, … [Continue reading] about The letter I wrote to a stranger

Filed Under: Memoir in Objects Tagged With: liver transplant, the 100 day project 2022, the objects

The thing that’s not really an object

May 2, 2022

Photo: Rodrigo Capuski via Getty Images

But I see it every day October 22, 2014 As I was being wheeled into surgery for a liver transplant, the surgeon asked me what kind of scar I wanted. Confused, I asked him to clarify. He said he can make the incision in one of two ways. It was … [Continue reading] about The thing that’s not really an object

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The object I no longer have

April 30, 2022

A favorite piece of art that has since disappeared.

but old photos prove it existed At 17 I was restless. The power struggles between me and my grandparents resulted in frequent screaming matches over what felt like unfair punishments and rules. I spent an inordinate amount of time confined to my … [Continue reading] about The object I no longer have

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The guardian angel pin

April 29, 2022

The guardian angel pin and Dorothy Bryan’s obituary.

December 1988 On my lunch hour, I bundle up and head to a local gift shop nearby. I wait for the WALK sign to blink and then rush across the slushy street. Inside the shop, attached to a lighted display, a sparkle gets my attention. It’s a tiny … [Continue reading] about The guardian angel pin

Filed Under: Memoir in Objects Tagged With: the 100 day project 2022, the objects

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Bex Hall

Her writing has appeared in various online and print publications, most recently in Kerning, a literary magazine, and in the Stories of Hope Collection in Transplant Living. Her artwork has appeared and sold through the Grayson Gallery. She blogs here about creative life and creates in Studio BE overlooking the Ohio River. Her work in progress is a memoir about the secret life of objects.

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