The worst thing that can happen to any writer has happened to Arianna Rebolini, senior editor at Buzzfeed, who visited our shores the weekend before last: she lost her notebook. But not just any old notebook. THE notebook. The one with all the notes for a book she’s writing.

For any writer, THE notebook is a holy text. All the ideas are in there, all the character sketches, all the possible plot points, all the little literary buds you want to bloom into full-on bliss. Losing it is like losing your tongue.

At any rate, let’s help her out! She was staying at the HI Seattle hostel in the ID. She lost a white, Mead 5-Star notebook. You remember the Mead notebook. That was the cool one to have in high school. It has a white plastic-y cover with a folder inlay. And, according to her lost and found Craigslist ad, “On the inside you will see an index and then headings like ‘Emily & Nathan’s relationship’ and ‘DAY TWO’ and ‘SSWW.’ You will also see fully written pages which are then completely X-ed out with giant ‘NOs’ covering them. What you won’t find is any contact info for me, and I will rue this fact until my dying day.”

If you find it, she’s offering “$$$$” and acknowledgment in the book that may result from those notes.

If you do come across it, simply reply to the Craigslist ad.

Rich Smith is The Stranger's former News Editor. He writes about politics, books, and performance. You can read his poems at www.richsmithpoetry.com