Mini Windsock

A symbol of how we map out the direction and speed of the winds of change.

Pocket Knife

I screamed and plunged my arm in to grab it.

Curry Puff Pot

The one pretty thing that reminded me of oily, deep-fried food.

D&D Earrings

Symbols for the first thing that let me pretend to be who I wanted to be.

Chalices

There’s something more fantastical than ironic about them.

Funeral Flower

It felt like the kind of physical thing you bring back from Narnia.

Bicycle Bell

“I need a decent bell,” I said.

Peepshow Token

What a libertine wants, more than anything, is liberty.

Cabbage Tureen

I considered it the epitome of bad taste.

Mooninite Device

How did these Mooninite lite-brite devices end up all over Boston?

Thermos

My thermos is like a magic wand.

Poker Chip

Sometimes we win — without knowing why.

Laddoo vs. Cake

The cake has always been at odds with Indian culture.

Vase

It didn't become visible, for me, until I happened to hear a family story.