by Rebecca Copeland | Jul 30, 2025 | Memories
There’s a garment bag at the back of the closet full of coats. I always liked the black faux shearling coat. It’s very warm. But these days with the nearly weightless acrylic-down coats, this one is too bulky. And so is the brown one that’s a near twin. I found that...
by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 18, 2025 | Memories
A closet offers a wonderful repository for all the things you think you need but not right now. You can pack up old photographs, unused games or toys, the gifts you never wanted, the clothes you can’t or won’t wear anymore, close the door and forget they even exist....
by Rebecca Copeland | Jul 29, 2020 | Japanese Culture
The dancer enters the stage slowly, her feet sliding across the polished wood of the stage. With silent, measured movements she opens her paper fan, one fold at a time, turns her back and waits for the strum of the shamisen to fill the theater. Holding her fan above...
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