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The Gift of Family Heirlooms

These can be as simple as a bed or a hat, yet hold so much meaning
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The Gift of Family Heirlooms
A single object can be woven into stories that are passed on from generation to generation. Biba Kayewich
Walker Larson
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What’s so important about a bed, a nightstand, and a dresser? Quite a lot, as it turns out.

I’m thinking of a particular bedroom set, one that has been in our family for several generations now. My father slept there as a child, then as a teenager. His father and grandfather did, too.

Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."