Twin dilemma from Stephen (or Kevin?) of Yorkshire

WHAT I GOT: A photograph of two identical boys. On the back is this:

REACTION: What a fascinating problem. Happily, dear Steven, your identity is pure discourse anyway, so it doesn't matter. Phew. Glad to have been of service there.

Lots of stuff from Andrew of Antwerp

WHAT I GOT: Andrew from Antwerp, Belgium, sent me a package full of interesting and colourful items, including some photos, some fliers, two Euro Cent coins of the Belgian variety, a Swatch watch tag, and a whole book (Les Catilinaires by Amelie Nothomb).

REACTION: Delightful! Who knows what meanings the items have, though? Is the book a particularly good one that he wanted me to read, or a bad one he wanted to get rid of? Who is in the photos? Is it him? Andrew filled in the Handy Coupon but the only rationale provided is that "I really like your site". Fair enough. Antwerp looks like a groovy place, if these fliers are to be trusted, travel fans. Full marks to Andrew for an excellent package.

'Image of an image of an image' from Veronica of New Zealand

WHAT I GOT: An A4 sheet with two images of a TV set, plus an A4 sheet explaining it. The image is from a webcam, pointing at a TV set, and then manipulated in a graphics program. Veronica's text discusses the implications of the 'image of an image of an image', which also brings in the themes of loss and rebirth as the image which happens to be captured is from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, in which Spock gives his life to help his friends. Veronica adds: "I am not a Star Trek junkie".

REACTION: Compared to other items received in this project, this one seemed a bit colourless at first. But imagine my shock to realise that Veronica posted this from New Zealand on the very same day that I had myself watched Star Trek II for the first time in ten years. Spooky! It's a damn good film too you know. This mailing obviously runs away with the award for Most Supernatural Item received to date.

Damaged clothes peg package from Asne of Norway

WHAT I GOT: Asne Hagen from Bergen, Norway, sent me a clothes peg which she had found on a friend's floor. Unfortunately the peg desired freedom and broke out of the envelope, so it arrived in the Royal Mail 'Our Sincere Apologies' bag you can see in the photo. I emailed Asne, and she confirmed that nothing had actually got lost in the post. "I guess the clothes peg was just a bit confused by the journey," she said. "It will surely settle in your place. Anyway, I'm glad you liked it - I enjoy the whole idea of exchanging thoughts and objects."

REACTION: Great. It was lovely to hear from Asne in Norway and the Norwegian stamps are nice too. Asne has an interesting website at http://home.online.no/~shikasta.

Bits of paper found in library books from Margaret of Seattle

WHAT I GOT: Various bits of paper and card found in library books by Margaret Fulton, who works in University of Washington library. These included an A6 zine, a Xena Warrior Princess trading card, and a card about a fish called Pandora. Margaret's home-made envelope was highly advanced too, as you can see, and it included a sparkly fish sticker (yay!). Other items Margaret has found in books include "a card enveloped, addressed, stamped, but unsealed and dated two years earlier". What did she do? "I made up the penny postage and mailed it," she reports.

REACTION: Very good -- I received a whole collection of odd items to add to my collection of odd items. Full marks!