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Love Letters to Forgotten Things

Love Letters to Forgotten Things

by Brian Easterling

Documentary Personal Journals

Season 2

Arcade Tom-boy - A Missed Chance Lit by Neon and Nerves

You didn’t talk much. Neither did I. But for a few electric minutes at the arcade, it felt like something was about to happen. A love letter to the near-misses, the quarter-fed connections, and the ones we never quite said the words to.

To My Brother - A Letter to the Sibling I Never Got to Meet

He was born. He came first. A brother I never met, a name rarely spoken, and the quiet inheritance of a life that could have been. This is a letter to the shadow that shaped a family.

Johnny's Birthday Castle - The Tiny Key That Made Every Kid Feel Celebrated

It was just a toy store marketing gimmick – a tiny silver key taped to a birthday card. But for kids in 70s and 80s Cincinnati, it unlocked a castle of wrapped gifts… and a moment that said, you matter. This is a love letter to the key, the castle, and the joy that’s lasted 40 years.

Season 1

The Mercy of Forgetting - Memory, Loss, and the Quiet Grace of Letting Go

In this episode Bunny explores the quiet kindness of forgetting — the way time erodes pain without erasing love. Through soft imagery and slow reflection, he likens memory to sea glass: once sharp, now safe to touch. The Mercy of Forgetting considers how the blur that once frustrated us might actually be a gift. Forgetting becomes an act of mercy — a natural rhythm that spares us from endlessly reliving what broke us. This is a story for anyone who’s ever feared losing too much, only to realize that gentler memories make room for living again.

Misfit Machines - When Freedom Looked Like Plastic Tires and Skinned Knees

Before we had bikes, we had vehicles of chaos—plastic beasts and wobbly wonders that squeaked, skidded, and sometimes bounced us straight into the gravel. In this episode, Bunny salutes the tricycle, Big Wheel, Inchworm, Hoppity Hop, and Sit & Spin—those glorious misfit machines that didn’t just move us… they made us feel unstoppable.

The Ones I Once Held - Every Person We Loved Becomes a Memory We Carry

So many loves. Not the one. But the moment. A love letter to the almosts, the echoes, and the names we still whisper when no one's listening.

Unraveling - The Friendships That End Without Closure

Some friendships don’t explode—they just dissolve. No betrayal. No fight. Just a slow fade into silence. This is for the ones who left quietly, and the memories that still speak loud.

Holding On - Letting Go - When Letting Go Feels Like Disappearing

Why keep telling stories no one asked for? Because letting go feels like forgetting, and forgetting feels like disappearing. In this episode, we hold tight to life’s smallest relics – the jelly jars, plastic toys, and fleeting smells that prove we were here. 🎙️ Maybe if I say it just right, you’ll remember yours too.

Satanic Panic - The Day We Learned Adults Could Lose Their Minds Too

They called it the Satanic Panic, but to us, it was just Tuesday — metal riffs, dice rolls, and cartoons that couldn’t summon darkness. While the grown-ups scrambled in fear, we were just trying to find ourselves in the shadows. Love Letters to Forgotten Things is a weekly dive into the small, wild moments of childhood that shaped us — a slow dance with memory, meaning, and the forgotten treasures of our past.

Throwing Things - The Reckless Games That Could Have Killed Us

Walnut wars. Cornfield spear fights. Childhood games that flirted with concussion and worse. This episode is a love letter to the wild afternoons when pain was proof you were alive – and survival was just part of the game.

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