This book was created from letters I discovered one day in a drawer at the Athenaeum Library. Although I had sat at that desk many times before, it was my curiosity that led me to open the drawer and find hundreds of letters, each one telling different stories and reflecting different lives from others who have sat there too. These letters existed solely because of everyone’s curiosity.

I compiled these ongoing stories, poems, love letters, advice, and confessions into a book archive. Creating this archive inspired me and transformed the way I view the world, my craft, and the integration of my own voice into different spaces. It stands as a testament to human curiosity.