Originally Posted April 12, 2007
There have been developments! Late last night, I went out to my car to meet up with some friends on the other side of campus. There, on the windshield of the car, wrapped neatly in a plastic bag acting as prophylactic to rain, was this folded piece of paper:

The magazine cutout letters on this one read “To the owner of the Miata in the church parking lot.” Indeed, I drive that mode of car and I park it there. Here are some close up shots of the front and back of the folded paper:

As I unwrapped the package and pulled the paper from plastic, a small cutout of a cat fell out and fluttered to the ground. Inside the paper was another magazine cutout, modified to read “Hello. Allow me to shower with you.”

I am fairly certain that the ad it came from used to read “Hello. Allow me to shower you with…” and so on.

I also discovered a few things about the first clue I had not noticed before. I neglected to include a picture of the back of the envelope:

You may notice a few things. First: three blue dots, one in each upper corner, and one in the bottom center. Second, on each end of the envelope a notch has been cut, and based on how they affect the magazine-letter address, I can tell they were cut by the creator of the clue, and are not a “feature” of the envelope.

Lastly, check out that seal:

It has been drawn with three different markers. One purple, two different blacks. One set of the black part appears to be like a capital “L” in script, but with a cross bar. Around it, seemingly as an afterthought, a playful scribble in another black marker.

Seals on envelopes are traditionally a method of positively identifying the sender. Perhaps the sender of my clue had this in mind…then covered it up?

Remember, I depend upon you, the reader, in order to solve this case. Observations, intuitions, and even thoughts are appreciated. Send me anything you have.

Labels: driving, Miata, real-life mystery

Originally Posted Apr 12, 2007 – 7:51P [Site News]
As a follow up to the entry titled “Voices,” some of you might be interested to hear that, according to The New York Times, the play is being put on an off-Broadway stage, a festival, and possibly some community Connecticut theater. Art triumphs….

Also, check out the latest update on my real-life mystery. I can’t tell if this is getting creepier or…less creepy?

Labels: New York Times, off-Broadway, plays, real-life mystery, Voices of Conflict