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From KQED.

From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal. It's a new year, and perhaps in a flurry of decluttering, you find yourself contemplating the objects that have accumulated around you.

Not the fancy stuff, but the things that you've kept around as your own personal

archive, the stuff of your life. An old typewriter, a child's clay handprint, fabric buttons

made by your grandmother. This morning, we'll talk with artists and writers about the things we

keep, why we keep them, and we'll hear from you what object tells an important story

about your life, your family, or your history.

That's all coming up next after this news.

Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal. The pair of scissors I want to tell you about are pretty striking. They're sturdy and big, like a chef's knife. And the bronze handle is roughhune, extending out to these thick, rusting blades. The scissors haven't really cut anything for years, and yet they have a place of pride in our home. My memory was that my wife

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