Keith Kretchmer

Our benefit reading for Humble Design Chicago was a great success. Our thanks to SPACE and readers Marney, Trisha (pictured), Jim, Allen, Keiler, Kendra, Marc, Judy, and Candi.

Keith Kretchmer 10/23/20 Keith Kretchmer 10/23/20

Keith Kretchmer

Every kid accumulates special treasures.

Brynn Ovitz 10/19/20 Brynn Ovitz 10/19/20

Brynn Ovitz

A little girl walked up to me with her arm extended…

Jim Dodds 10/19/20 Jim Dodds 10/19/20

Jim Dodds

“Awww, look. The lake’s full of water again.”

J.D. Burton 10/16/20 J.D. Burton 10/16/20

J.D. Burton

More than once I had been told…

Valerie Kretchmer 10/16/20 Valerie Kretchmer 10/16/20

Valerie Kretchmer

My father was an exporter who travelled internationally…

Michael Pickard 10/14/20 Michael Pickard 10/14/20

Michael Pickard

Why would I slave over a pile of cardboard…

Thomas G. Fiffer 10/14/20 Thomas G. Fiffer 10/14/20

Thomas G. Fiffer

I grew up on the North Shore of Chicago…

Nell Minow 10/12/20 Nell Minow 10/12/20

Nell Minow

This calendar and pen set belonged to my grandfather.

Joni Blecher 10/12/20 Joni Blecher 10/12/20

Joni Blecher

A pad is a strange thing to hold onto from childhood…

Frederick J. Nachman 10/9/20 Frederick J. Nachman 10/9/20

Frederick J. Nachman

The Point Ration Book & Token Pocket belonging to my grandparents…

Frederick J. Nachman 10/9/20 Frederick J. Nachman 10/9/20

Frederick J. Nachman

My father kept very orderly records.

Laurie Levy 10/7/20 Laurie Levy 10/7/20

Laurie Levy

Now that I’m old (88) and wise…

Ina Chadwick 10/7/20 Ina Chadwick 10/7/20

Ina Chadwick

My mother, a glamorous woman…

Mary B. Hansen 10/5/20 Mary B. Hansen 10/5/20

Mary Hansen

I remember when I could fit through the gate at my grandmother’s townhouse…

Jim Hutchins 10/5/20 Jim Hutchins 10/5/20

Jim Hutchins

I wind and set the brass ship’s clock.

Kathy Brant 10/2/20 Kathy Brant 10/2/20

Kathy Brant

When I was nine and actively collecting rocks…

Mickey Pierce Silverstein 10/2/20 Mickey Pierce Silverstein 10/2/20

Mickey Pierce Silverstein

We hadn’t met yet, but she was on our swing set…

Susan Stone 9/30/20 Susan Stone 9/30/20

Susan Stone

I gave this music box to my younger sister…

Julia Wendell 9/30/20 Julia Wendell 9/30/20

Julia Wendell

Nestled in my furred purse are a necklace, two rings, a bear's claw…

Robert Wallace 9/27/20 Robert Wallace 9/27/20

Robert Wallace

Up until I was 14, before we moved to Southern California…