This is Object Diaries: Stories About Human Connection Told One Secret Object at a Time, a brand-new project by Lisa Weiss that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive emails when new content is published!
Hello! On this Election Day in the U.S., I'd like to share the story of Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque with you. Imran was born in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar in 1994, a member of the stateless Rohingya people. The Rohingya were not recognized as citizens
If you've ever held onto a favorite blankie, a family member's ring, or an ancestor's pouch that traveled across the sea... you know that a small item can embody a big story. The Object Diaries project is about these special items. In this project,
Announcing a project I've been working on for years — Object Diaries: Stories About Human Connection Told One Secret Object at a Time. I've created a limited-edition series of stories about secret objects, including a three-episode podcast. I'll share stories via this newsletter, and on