When meeting new people, I’m sometimes asked “Where are you from?” My answer is often long and rambly or I just fib and say “Detroit.” The fact that I still struggle to answer this reminds me of my unusual childhood. Born abroad of American parents, my brothers and I lived

My first thought regarding lost worlds was about recent times, and how much our world has changed and continues to change.  Our pre Covid daily lives seem to be out of reach.  I miss travel, and personal, face to face connection with friends and family.  So many conveniences we took

As the days and years pass, I have been researching the future of our world of textiles. I am devoted to a commitment to education/sharing how cloth is designed, manufactured, and distributed. The abandoned textile mills that are no longer productive, and were so active in the fulfillment of the

When the Lost World was announced as a prompt I was a bit concerned. The first thing I usually do when a prompt is announced is google it. All I really came up with was the Jurassic Park sequel which is not quite what I was after Mikki who suggested

Musing about having lost a world that doesn't burn.

When I was a kid, I loved my aunt’s seaside house. It was beautiful, but now is abandoned, destroyed and forgotten. The people who lived there are gone. It only exists in old photos and my memories. Only the persimmon trees are still there. More recently I have the opportunity