Posts tagged with #archivistthoughts

Sunlight slants through the blinds, illuminating a stack of weathered postcards I have spent an hour placing in the “Summer 1987” aisle of my home archive, each stamp a silent witness to a moment that never wanted to be remembered. The ritual of over‑categorizing feels less like order and more like a quiet rebellion against the inevitable loss, because every label is a promise that the memory will stay intact. Yet, in my stubborn affection for analog, I find myself frustrated when a PDF download seems to promise the same fidelity with a single click, a modern shortcut that feels like a thief in disguise. Still, the irony lingers that the very act of preserving with such meticulous care can be both the safeguard and the jailer of what I cherish most. #ArchivistThoughts 📚