Travel

  • A City I Finally Met Alone

    A City I Finally Met Alone

    Downtown Providence — stuck in February freeze and cold much the same as my first couple months in single life. Only my own layers protect me from winter’s bite. My brain ventures through good and bad memories while the armor’s donned. Weird Providence wasn’t the original plan, but here we are. Before today, I’d never…

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  • The Art in an Errand Day

    The Art in an Errand Day

    I mentioned briefly looking for apartments; this was one of those early “days off” touring places. I wasn’t thrilled to be up at 6:00 for a 6:25 bus and a 7:10 train into Boston. I wasn’t thrilled about the heat or the MBTA/Uber marathon ahead of me. But I was excited to drift through Lynn…

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  • Currents I’ve Been Caught In – July 2026

    July, July…how you’ve flown by. This was probably the most life-pivoting July I’ve experienced thus far, new chapter manuscripts piling into my hands. Take a breather with me and look at some currents from July. North Shore Massachusetts I planned the first overnight family trip for July 4th; I didn’t plan on returning the next…

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  • What I Packed to Survive a Gloucester Heat Wave

    A week before I left for a family Gloucester overnight, my delusional brain thought I’d roll out of bed really early, put a cute outfit on, and explore the town with Mom’s cousin. Instead, I woke up with a sweaty back and a “Nope” seeing 90-degree heat. Here are the bare bones I buried in…

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  • Stepping Out of Comfort at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

    Artists in all mediums have a bad habit of sticking to what they know they’re good at and experimenting less eventually. While becoming great at what you know is valuable, taking moments to challenge yourself is also valuable. I decided to do just that the last time I went into the city and had a…

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