We asked writers to choose an item from the Valentine Richmond History Center's collection and use it to build a story. Here's the tally of items we got out of a total of 211 entries.

Statue: 15

Shackles: 31

Urn: 15

Drum: 30

Cell Phone: 26

Poison: 47
No discernable use of item: 25
Use of some or all items: 22
10 entries were poems.
5 were 50 words or fewer.
Back to the cover story.

Statue: 15

Shackles: 31

Urn: 15

Drum: 30

Cell Phone: 26

Poison: 47
No discernable use of item: 25
Use of some or all items: 22
10 entries were poems.
5 were 50 words or fewer.
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