A little pin tray with nail clipper and other manicure equipment; a reading lamp; a bottle of baby lotion with a high vitamin E content; an athlete's foot spray for treating a fungus on the dog's tale and an alarm clock.

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA

A lamp, a jewelry box, a box of tissues, a pen, and whatever book is my current bedtime reading.

Jane, 60
West Linn, OR

I don't own a nightstand. . . .

mothmc, 35
Pensacola, FL

My nightstand is often referred to by visitors as "the floor". With that in consideration, I have clothes, books, and CDs on it.

Anthony, 25
Baton Rouge, LA

A digital alarm clock with radio and over-used snooze button, a small lamp, a portable stereo with dual cassette and cd player that I've had for ten years, a few cd's and a couple of books.

Alias Irrelevante

I don't really have a nightstand, but I keep what I need by me on my bed. It's usually a book I'm reading, a notepad to write on, a few pens...kleenex and my alarm clock. Everything else is on my bureau.

Aurora, 17
ENGLAND

What is IN it is a better question, but I'll answer this one...a small light, my reading glasses, and my alarm clock.

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ

An Egyptian crook and flail, a brass lamp (the rubbing kind), a candle and a wooden Ark .  Inside the Ark: vanilla incense, silver and gold chains a ring, a few watches, semi precious stones such as pyritite, bloodstone, and obsidian, matches, an amulet, a small medallion and a scroll with hand painted hieroglyphics, wax and a seal for letters, a calligraphy pen, A book of ancient writings, a writing book with a beautiful carved silver moon on the cover, and a copy of The Koran.

Jami, 27
Lowell, MA

Alarm clock, two raunchy old glasses, 3 hair dealies, one wadded up receipt, lots of dust

Firelady, 22
Dallas, TX

A orchid, a small picture of my father and I when I was a toddler, some candles, a bottle of Dasani, a gilded tray, a lamp and a small hand painted bird house

Pamela, 38
Sugar Hill, GA

On the nightstand...lets see....lamp, clock, ashtray, jewelry, stuffed animal. Nothing really exciting. Just the basics. It is what is in the nightstand that makes it interesting!!

Katie, 24
Seminole, FL

What's not on my nightstand? It's a hog-hole.  About 5 books that I'm reading. Jewelry box. Lamp. Clock radio.  Misc receipts and pocket junk that should be thrown out.

Laura, 35
Lowell, MA

I don't have a nightstand, but next to my bed I have a copy of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" that is waiting to be read.

Kate, 19
Bellingham, WA

I have a 2-drawer file cabinet that doubles as a nightstand. On top of it is an early 80's Panasonic, digital alarm clock, a 1950s brass lamp, a picture of my sister, Colleen, her friend Sue and myself posing for the typical bride w/ bridesmaids pic (my sister being the bride), a set of Islamic prayer beads hanging off the picture (more for relaxation that for faith), a small silverish box with filigree design that hold the rosasry I received during my first Communion and has been sincerely used for over a decade and a half, a book on Taoism, one on Buddishm, one a collection of writings on the soul, a collection of Carl Sandberg poems, and a book on inner simplicity, a small laughing Buddha statue, a quartz crystal, 2 bottles of lotions, a hair band.

Felicia, 34
Somerville, MA

The book I am reading, Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, a small lamp, my alarm clock, the tv remote, and the cordless phone.

Kathy, 26
Garden City, MI

I have a lamp, a telephone, an empty glass from about 3 days ago, some hayfever prevention tablets, my wallet, and a copy of "A Clockwork Orange" that I'm currently reading.

Shanna, 15
Cardiff ENGLAND

I don't even have a nightstand... it's a typical teenage room- unmade bed,  messy desk, no order at all.

Jeremy, 13
Highlands Ranch, CO

It is a mess of jewelry, earrings, necklaces, hair clips and a hair brush. I also have a stack of magazines to read, Smithsonian, Time and Quilter's Neewsletter. There's a bottle of water for me to drink out of and a cup of water for my cat Binky to drink out of at night. I gave up drinking out of a cup when I discovered my cat was drinking from my glass of water at night while I was asleep. So now we each have our own.

Janet, 42
E. Brunswick, NJ

Lamp, National Geographic magazine and Stephen King book I'm currently reading, dreaded alarm clock, and an unfinished Coke.

Helena, 31
Sydney AUSTRALIA

Let's see: a lamp, a box of kleenex, 2 books (Nevermore and the fourth collection of the Sandman graphic novel rerelease), 3 pens, my journal, 1 candle holder shaped like the sun, 3 framed pictures (one of Anthony, one of my best friend Lindy and me, and one of my parents and me), a loose picture of Anthony from high school his mother gave me, my cigarettes, an ashtray, and an empty mardi gras cup. Oh, and lace. My nightstand is covered in black lace :)

Amy, 23
Baton Rouge, LA

Don't have one.

Socrates One
Lowell, MA

A lamp, the book I'm currently reading and a picture of me and my sister.

Lindsay, 21
Harrisonburg, VA

My alarm clock, answering machine, cordless phone, a couple of pictures of my cousins and my sister, and a bottle of nail polish.

Nicole
Elk Grove, CA

A lamp, my dream journal, an empty box of tissues (keep forgetting to buy another one), cuticle cream, and a book.

Susan, 31
Chicago, IL

A Buddha, a box of tissues, a pot of handcreme, oil burner, a wooden box with bottles of essential oils inside, lip salve, two candles, box of matches, and three books.

Nikki, 27
Kirkham ENGLAND

A journal, a lamp, a deck of cards, a book, an alarm clock, a flashlight, a box of tissues, and probably some other random stuff.

Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames, IA

Yesterday / Tomorrow