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The Shoebox

One card every other Sunday, front and back.

Faded handwriting and postmark on an old postcard

Handwriting

The sentence someone crossed out

A November card from 1931, and the line its writer tried to remove.

Nov 1, 2026 · 5 min read

Finds
Eleven cards from one table
Oct 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Sorting
Sorting by colour, one afternoon
Oct 4, 2026 · 9 min read
Lisbon
Tiles on the card, tiles on the wall
Sep 20, 2026 · 4 min read
Handwriting
Reading a loop that looks like an f
Sep 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Sorting
A shoebox, 212 cards, three piles
Aug 23, 2026 · 8 min read
Finds
Painted by hand, not printed
Aug 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Lisbon
The quay in the cards, the quay now
Jul 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Finds
What a stamp tells you
Jul 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Lisbon
June, sardines and paper flowers
Jun 28, 2026 · 4 min read

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The Shoebox

One card and one story every other Sunday, with the handwriting transcribed.