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YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION
Twenty pieces of Avatar Daughter’s life. Sixteen shared with family, four kept close.
Family circleI brought the yellow sweater because it always gets cold by the water. We talked until the sky changed colour. This is the photograph I would choose to explain what home feels like.
Only meThe colours didn't go in the order I planned. I was about to undo it, then decided I liked the odd little stripe. My friend liked it too. I made another one to keep, with the same mistake on purpose.
Family circleI won, but that isn't the only reason I saved this. Everyone stayed at the table for another round. Sometimes an ordinary Saturday is the thing you want to keep.
Family circleI kept a little notebook of stops along the way. The beach got two whole pages. I drew our shoes in a row because we all left them in exactly the same place.
Only meBefore our dance performance I forgot which side I was meant to stand on. My friend squeezed my hand and we worked it out. I want to remember that part just as much as the music.
Family circleI made the menu and put a flower at each place. Mom and Dad told us how they met. I asked whether they knew back then that we would all end up at this table.
Family circleI sat in the front row and promised not to wave while he was playing. I nearly managed it. Afterwards he let me carry the guitar case to the car.
Family circleI made stars and one very wobbly heart. We saved the nicest ones for the tin and ate the broken ones while they were warm. Broken cookies have advantages.
Family circleI liked seeing how much I had learned since the start of third grade. Some things still took practice, but I had good memories of trying. We saved this sample report to tell the story of that school year.
Family circleI made this house when I was nine. The roof took three tries, but I worked it out. We saved a picture in our family collection so everyone could remember the little rooms I made for them.
Only meI built a tiny house with a room for everyone and a very large room for books. The roof wouldn't stay on until I tried folding the corners differently. I kept the picture because I figured it out myself.
Family circleI asked Mom whether she had been my age in every place we passed. She said yes to most of them. I tried to imagine her with a backpack like mine.