Dolphins Box

Object No. 22 of 50 — Significant Objects v2

[Bid on this Significant Object, with story by Jenny Hayes, here. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.]

I reach into my jacket pocket, rolling the dolphins around in my hand, the way I used to when I was little. My fingers remember every curve and dip of their ceramic swirls. I had this same jacket on the day I left for college, stuck the dolphins in the same pocket on impulse before leaving for good. The...