On letter writing: why I still mail things in 2026
I keep a stack of stamps in a drawer. Not for bills or birthday cards. For letters. Real letters, in envelopes, sent…
Category: Essays
Why I started keeping a travel journal (and what I write in it)
I started keeping a travel journal three years ago because I noticed something embarrassing — I could not remember most of my…
The case for solo travel (from someone who used to dread it)
I avoided solo travel until I was thirty-one. I thought it would be lonely. I thought it would be boring. I thought…