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Tag: Creative writing

A man in a yellow shirt at Brother Lim Cushion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
11/24/202501/27/2026 Lorraine Escher

A Fresh Start for Our Boat’s Upholstery in Malaysia

Karen Escher, boat kid and young artist, works on illustrations for the Princess and the P's Boardgame.
10/09/202506/01/2026 Lorraine Escher

Karen Escher Draws: The Card Game She Illustrated on Our Boat at Age 10

Diver Michael and Lorraine watch the Mantus anchor retrieval from the bow.
09/18/202502/18/2026 Lorraine Escher

Part 3: Diving for a Lost Anchor: A Salty Ballad from Phuket

Lorraine Escher on a flight to Kuala Lumpur for trigger release surgery
08/28/202504/10/2026 Lorraine Escher

Getting Fit After 50: The Remark That Changed My Routine

Fedex picking up our three boxes in our friend Carl's apartment in Miami.
08/27/202505/01/2026 Lorraine Escher

Delivering More Than Just Parcels: A FedEx Story on Today’s Silk Road

08/08/202410/08/2025 Lorraine Escher

Alfred Escher remembered

Shows weevil larvae in pasta
01/13/202405/25/2026 Lorraine Escher

Weeviling: managing weevils on a sailboat in Micronesia

Karen and Henry inspect the octopus
01/05/202401/29/2026 Lorraine Escher

Reef fish, octopus and sea cucumbers for the dinner plate (Chuuk, Micronesia)

08/23/202301/29/2026 Lorraine Escher

Mugged in Honiara: Travel Safety in the Solomon Islands

Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Eight Bathers painting.
06/20/202304/20/2026 Lorraine Escher

An Octave of Women: Shades of Contrast in Fiji

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