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Object-ives #40: The Linotype Cases I Couldn’t Leave Behind

How a printer’s kid grew up to become a writer because books are in my blood

12 hrs ago • Patti M Hall

Divorce, Remarriage, and Collecting Lego Sets with Rob Hart

Finders and Keepers Episode 12 - Thriller author Rob Hart shares what items he kept and discarded during his divorce, merging homes during remarriage…

Jun 18 • Open Secrets Magazine, Rachel Kramer Bussel, and Rob Hart

48:55

What Do I Owe a Father Who Betrayed My Trust?

He stole millions from investors. What he took from me is harder to replace

Jun 18 • Dana DuBois

Cherry Picking Pleasure

Athena Dixon on how imperfection can lead to a sweet life

Jun 17 • Athena Dixon

Why Writer Athena Dixon Collects Black Memorabilia

Finders and Keepers Episode 11 - What a collection of racist artifacts says about our country's past and present, the personal impact of housing these…

Jun 17 • Open Secrets Magazine, Rachel Kramer Bussel, and Athena Dixon

46:43

The Music I Threw Away

I gave up secular music twice as a church girl, but it found its way back to me

Jun 16 • Amena Brown

Looking for a Literary Agent for Your Memoir? Join Our Online Agent Pitch Slam on June 25!

Get feedback on your book idea from literary agents Malaga Baldi and Iris Blasi

Jun 15 • Open Secrets Magazine

My Dad, The Haunted Hotel Ghost

How my ghost dad made me TikTok famous

Jun 15 • Rachel Meghan

The Threads My Family Touches Last for Generations

I never thought I’d string words together like this

Jun 13 • Debi Lewis

Object-ives #39: The Jacket That Did Not Belong to My Father

Thoughts on what doesn’t matter after the loss of a parent

Jun 12 • Ain Khan

Why We’re Nostalgic for the Toys Our Children Have Outgrown with Aymann Ismail

Finders and Keepers episode 10 - What it feels like for a father to watch his kids outgrow their toys and why his longtime street art collection is…

Jun 10 • Open Secrets Magazine and Rachel Kramer Bussel

43:51

Pinch More Than an Inch

The fat-phobic lessons I took away from a Kellogg’s Special K ad when I was twelve taught me to hate my body

Jun 9 • Lu Chekowsky

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