Maine

Throughout Less is Lost, Freddy is staying in Maine. Initially he traveled to the northeast state in order to attend a conference. However as Less defers his own travel to Maine, Freddy leaves Downeast and heads to the easternmost island off the coast. On the remote island, Freddy throws out his phone and stops calling Less. He decides to board the cross country train, unwilling to wait for his absent partner.

Rosina

In the novel, Less is Lost, Less spends time in the conversion van named Rosina, owned by H. H. H. Mandern. As the protagonist drives across the South, he feels alone for the first time. Disconnected from his familiar environs and the people that typically contextualize his life, Less is forced to fend for himself. When he transports the set pieces for Nutrition Play in Rosina, he is symbolically toting around the baggage of his childhood...