Paper Wallet

The paper wallet still makes me laugh. And cry.

Teen Bible

“How about you, Dave? Have you been baptized?”

Model Tank

Model building was considered nerdy, but I didn’t care.

Death Mask

Nabokov wrote a poem about her. Rilke mentioned her in his only novel.

Gold Braces

I started flashing my teeth like a cheerleader in a yearbook headshot.

Hand Chair

I refuse to get rid of the Hand.

Volvo Key

My name was on the registration found in the getaway car.

Telephone

You could slam the receiver down to hang up on someone.

Shoelace Belt

“Dude,” he said to me, “you look ridiculous."

Fedora

I sought to be as normal and unremarkable as a John le Carré spy.

Skataway Jacket

Helena’s gang was the cream of 1970s Hollywood.

Pince-Nez

“Wow — that’s the most pretentious thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Knee-High Boots

Being trans requires a certain level of defiance.

Factsheet Five

Timothy Leary said, “Find the others.”