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Ephemera

Over the course of July 2009, I posted a collection of items from my files. The term “ephemera” seems to fit this project, as it is a term used to describe items that are printed and distributed for limited purposes and times. I ran across this sense of the word while attending a week-long workshop on postal history in June 2008. The postal historians described ephemera as the printed items that flow in and out of life and tend to end up in the trash, unless someone has a reason or some compulsion to save them. I am probably in the second group. The boxes of old papers on shelves in our basement storage room stand as a mute testimonial to my compulsion.

Anyway, here are some items from those boxes. I have not planned out the month, so the order is merely chronological by posting date. Then, beginning in August 2009, this list includes short pieces I have written for specific occasions and uses.

2011

2010

2009

One response to “Ephemera”

  1. David,
    Thanks for sharing this. Best wishes and God’s blessings to you as you make a new beginning. I’m back at it after two weeks of down time.
    Let’s talk soon.