The Ruins: A Story that was Supposed to be Over

And Episode #34 of The Ruins Podcast with Margy Cottingham

What do you think of the line above?

It’s a deceptively simple sentence that I hope makes you ask questions.

Why is the story supposed to be over? What was the story?

Isn’t the definition of a ruins something that has been destroyed? decayed? damaged?

And then, what is the story now?

As a writer, I get a thrill from creating a line that says more than one thing. That means it will last. I will get to mine its meanings for years. You have been warned.

Welcome, dear reader, to the only place in the world where contemporary mosaic art and long dead coal miners sit in the same place and create something entirely new.