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Daily writing prompt

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?

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I have an aluminum box that years ago held some licorice.

I hate licorice.

But my grandma bought it for me. She ate the licorice, and I kept the box. I keep it in my armoire. Inside is a recipe card my mother wrote for deep dish pizza, a note my granddad wrote to my grandma back in the 60s, notes grandma wrote to excuse me from school when I was sick.

I have one of those keychain name~thingers that explains the definition of my grandma’s name, a pressed coin from Luray Caverns (I don’t remember visiting), a bunch of Chuck E Cheese coins, an unopened bag of student bus tokens.

I also have a key from the cab my granddad used to drive, one of those old kiddy watches that has a character I no longer remember, a broken metal chain…

It has a lot of memories. Packed in a small “Furry Friends” tin, that held 6 oz of red licorice.

It also has a small rabbit.

Where that came from, I can’t remember…

~J. Lyst

And when I open it, it has an old, comforting smell… One I can’t quite place.