In her book of poetry Sonata Mulattica, Rita Dove says that "we are props of a sort, let's not forget it". This became almost prophetic for me this weekend. I have lived in Ironton my whole life, so imagine my surprise when I walked up the stairs in the Kennedy Museum of Art at The Ridges in Athens and came Face to Face with faces from Ironton. I was shocked to see my hometown on the walls of the museum. Lloyd Moore lived in Ironton for fifty years where he worked as a lawyer. As we wandered the room looking at the pictures, we saw things and places we recognized. One man's shirt read "Lawrence County Regatta 1984" while a collage advertised a local church. It was surreal to see my life on the walls of The Ridges. Moore even has a book called Face to Face of pictures from around Lawrence County, OH. The museum had his book of display. While leafing through it I saw a picture of four little girls dressed as angels. Upon closer inspection, I realized that I grew up across the street two of the little girls pictured and graduated high school with another. It was even more eery to see people I knew and not just places or things. Seeing Ironton Face to Face in The Ridges may have been my favorite part of my trip to the Spring Literary Festival this year.