So I’m going to do that thing I tell students not to do: I’ll start with a definition. And not only will I start with a definition, but it will be from dictionary.com, not even a dictionary with a spine and distracting thumbnail pictures. A “souvenir,” according to this source, is a “usually small and […]
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Bag Love, Part III: Memento Mori with a Splash of Fun
“Oh, I want that,” my friend Erin said. We were heading for a subway stop in Brooklyn, but the universe had deposited on the sidewalk, by a small heap of trash bags, an artfully weathered black trunk.We each grabbed a handle and hoisted the box back to her fourth-floor walk-up. I didn’t just fall off […]
All Dressed Up for Time Travel (A Search for the Origins of Style)
Though I went through a phase of paring down my synthetic wardrobe, I’ve embraced the truth: polyester is my spirit fabric. Recently at Carousel, one of my favorite vintage stores in Spokane, I bought a white polyester blouse with a scattering of small, purple deer on it and a long floppy bow that ties at […]