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Once Upon A Sign Locations

The signs are up!

Look for the more than 30 signs posted in downtown!

Here's a handy key to finding them (by location, by author name, and by title)

Signs sorted by (approximate) location

  • Burnside Park near playground 
    • Abanico Viejo by Jayson Rodriguez
    • Parentified by Unique Image
  • City Hall Plaza
    • An Immigrant Story by Nayely Furcal 
    • Jody Listens by Mark Binder
    • What Cheer? by Andrew Dean Bell
  • Kennedy plaza
    • Body and Space by Francesca Binder
    • Connecting Across Continents by Shai Afsai
    • Locker Punch by Rachel Drucker
    • Relocation by Christopher A. Walker
    • The High Chair by JL Metcalf
  • Mathewson Street near Washington Street
    • Ode to the Brain by Miles Fox-Kemper
    • A Muslim Woman in Covering  by Atiyyah 
  • Snow Street between Mathewson and Washington
    • Numinous Materfamilias by Mr. Orange Live
    • PROVIDENCE 2013 by S. Tourjee
    • The Silence That Follows  by Victoria Rose
  • Washington Street between Mathewson and Union
    • Black Bodies by Sierra Clayton/Black Ramona Flowers
    • On the Newport Ferry by Elaine Kehoe
    • The Fledgling by K. Vegh
  • Washington Street between Mattewson and Clemens
    • Stories of sights unseen by Tim Lemire
    • This Life is My Book by @jezzology
  • Washington Street between Snow and Aborn
    • for us Black Girls/ too busy slayin’ by Maurisa Li-A-Ping
    • My father tells me about his life, dreams, and hopes by Darlenne Corona
    • Stuff that Happens by Edgar Allan Moe
  • Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson
    • Love, your neighborhood fat friend by L.A Rodriques
    • Fisher's Dream by Otterpaw
    • Rumors by Maggie Erin Burke
    • Squash Is So Generous by Don Reese
    • Wasted Ink by Qwin Cute
  • Washington Street between Union and Eddy
    • Lost and Found by Teslimah Lawal
  • Washington Street in front of City Hall
    • Won’t you be my neighbor? by Abdullah S
  • Westminster Street 
    • terrestrial by Ehlayna Napolitano
    • WORLD AWAITS EPIPHANY (She Has Nothing Left to Say) by Sarah Samways


Here's a handy key to finding them (by location, by author name, and by title)

Signs sorted by Author's First Name

  • Abdullah S -- Won’t you be my neighbor? (Washington Street in front of City Hall)
  • Andrew Dean Bell -- What Cheer? (City Hall)
  • Atiyyah  -- A Muslim Woman in Covering  (Mathewson Street between Washington Street)
  • Christopher A. Walker -- Relocation (Kennedy plaza)
  • Darlenne Corona -- My father tells me about his life, dreams, and hopes (Washington Street between Snow and Aborn)
  • Don Reese -- Squash Is So Generous (Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson )
  • Edgar Allan Moe -- Stuff that Happens (Washington Street between Snow and Aborn)
  • Ehlayna Napolitano -- terrestrial (Westminster Street between Union and Eddy)
  • Elaine Kehoe -- On the Newport Ferry (Washington Street between Mathewson and Union)
  • Francesca Binder -- Body and Space (Kennedy plaza)
  • Jayson Rodriguez -- Abanico Viejo (Burnside Park near playground)
  • @jezzology -- This Life is My Book (Washington Street between Matthewson and Clemens )
  • JL Metcalf -- The High Chair (Kennedy plaza)
  • K. Vegh -- The Fledgling (Washington Street between Mathewson and Union)
  • L.A Rodriques -- Love, your neighborhood fat friend (Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson  )
  • Maggie Erin Burke -- Rumors (Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson )
  • Mark Binder -- Jody Listens (City Hall)
  • Maurisa Li-A-Ping -- for us Black Girls/ too busy slayin’ (Washington Street between Snow and Aborn)
  • Miles Fox-Kemper -- Ode to the Brain (Mathewson Street)
  • Mr. Orange Live -- Numinous Materfamilias (Snow Street between Mathewson and Washington )
  • Nayely Furcal  -- An Immigrant Story (City Hall)
  • Otterpaw -- Fisher's Dream (Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson )
  • Qwin Cute -- Wasted Ink (Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson )
  • Rachel Drucker -- Locker Punch (Kennedy plaza)
  • S. Tourjee -- PROVIDENCE 2013 (Snow Street between Mathewson and Washington )
  • Sarah Samways -- WORLD AWAITS EPIPHANY (She Has Nothing Left to Say) (Westminster Street)
  • Shai Afsai -- Connecting Across Continents (Kennedy plaza)
  • Sierra Clayton/Black Ramona Flowers -- Black Bodies (Washington Street between Mathewson and Union)
  • Teslimah Lawal -- Lost and Found (Washington Street between Union and Eddy)
  • Tim Lemire -- Stories of sights unseen (Washington Street between Mattewson and Clemens )
  • Unique Image -- Parentified (Burnside Park near playground)
  • Victoria Rose -- The Silence That Follows  (Snow Street between Mathewson and Washington )


Here's a handy key to finding them (by location, by author name, and by title)

Signs sorted by Title

  • A Muslim Woman in Covering  by Atiyyah : Mathewson Street between Washington Street
  • Abanico Viejo by Jayson Rodriguez: Burnside Park near playground
  • An Immigrant Story by Nayely Furcal : City Hall
  • Black Bodies by Sierra Clayton/Black Ramona Flowers: Washington Street between Mathewson and Union
  • Body and Space by Francesca Binder: Kennedy plaza
  • Connecting Across Continents by Shai Afsai: Kennedy plaza
  • Fisher's Dream by Otterpaw: Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson 
  • for us Black Girls/ too busy slayin’ by Maurisa Li-A-Ping: Washington Street between Snow and Aborn
  • Jody Listens by Mark Binder: City Hall
  • Locker Punch by Rachel Drucker: Kennedy plaza
  • Lost and Found by Teslimah Lawal: Washington Street between Union and Eddy
  • Love, your neighborhood fat friend by L.A Rodriques: Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson  
  • My father tells me about his life, dreams, and hopes by Darlenne Corona: Washington Street between Snow and Aborn
  • Numinous Materfamilias by Mr. Orange Live: Snow Street between Mathewson and Washington 
  • Ode to the Brain by Miles Fox-Kemper: Mathewson Street
  • On the Newport Ferry by Elaine Kehoe: Washington Street between Mathewson and Union
  • Parentified by Unique Image: Burnside Park near playground
  • PROVIDENCE 2013 by S. Tourjee: Snow Street between Mathewson and Washington 
  • Relocation by Christopher A. Walker: Kennedy plaza
  • Rumors by Maggie Erin Burke: Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson 
  • Squash Is So Generous by Don Reese: Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson 
  • Stories of sights unseen by Tim Lemire: Washington Street between Mattewson and Clemens 
  • Stuff that Happens by Edgar Allan Moe: Washington Street between Snow and Aborn
  • terrestrial by Ehlayna Napolitano: Westminster Street between Union and Eddy
  • The Fledgling by K. Vegh: Washington Street between Mathewson and Union
  • The High Chair by JL Metcalf: Kennedy plaza
  • The Silence That Follows  by Victoria Rose: Snow Street between Mathewson and Washington 
  • This Life is My Book by @jezzology: Washington Street between Matthewson and Clemens 
  • Wasted Ink by Qwin Cute: Washington Street between Snow and Mathewson 
  • What Cheer? by Andrew Dean Bell: City Hall
  • Won’t you be my neighbor? by Abdullah S: Washington Street in front of City Hall
  • WORLD AWAITS EPIPHANY (She Has Nothing Left to Say) by Sarah Samways: Westminster Street
Here's a handy key to finding them (by location, by author name, and by title)


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