Odds are this has happened to you… Wheeling your trolley round the supermarket, you discover somebody else's handwritten shopping list left crumpled at the bottom.
But have you ever paused to wonder about the story behind the list? That is exactly what Kieran has done, collecting and exploring the quiet narratives hidden within more than 1,000 in the form of a book, live show, and exhibition.
You can enjoy a curated selection below with each list given a serial number.
All persons, events, and institutions are fictitious so any resemblance is coincidental. Adult themes are explored.
1. The kids simply had the best night EVER!
16. Dorothy was horrified by the language. Never in all her years as a prison warden had she heard lavatories referred to in that way.
24. Postie Ralph did so well knowing exactly where this was being sent: Aisles 8, 2, 5, 9, then 3.
37. Life was always a gamble for Big Stevo. He even wrote his groceries on playing cards. One for every week of the year.
112. For a second, Dylan considered whether the Tetley, Galaxy hot choccie, posh milk, coconut water, or haemorrhoid gel would be good enough for his mum's birthday. In the end, he went to the pub.
140. Jess now understood why her father-in-law had called her an 'apos-trophy wife'.
165. Wipes was fuming. It was fed up of being combined with Toilet Roll again. Handwash could sympathise.
248. Grace was always a maverick. There were tick boxes but she still crossed them out.
252. Was it a P.I.N. or was she asking for 7,899 loo rolls? Elliott was happy with his guess.
265. Even outside of school, you could not take the teacher out of Janice.
313. Because this film was an 18, Aiden was surprised his mum let him watch it.
321. That lovely lady at the till helped with three down having done it on her break. They had made her take the early lunch slot so Sue was not a happy teddy.
411. Only 8% of it remained but the police were able to identify the pattern. With this, they could solve the case of the decade.
433. The home XI had its team down early. The away team was messing about in two groups angering the match officials.
790. Mr. Warburton was not happy. The draft blueprints forgot the branding.
