The day I didn’t go anywhere
A mountaintop in Maine, chamomile tea, and three hours of doing nothing — and why the days with no plan are the ones that stay with you longest.
Acadia National Park for First-Timers: Start Here
Acadia National Park for first timers starts at Jordan Pond. Here’s what the trail is actually like, why Cadillac Mountain is worth the drive, and what surprised me most about one of Maine’s most visited parks.
The best days have no plan
A trail, a breathtaking harbor town, lobster rolls — and then, completely out of nowhere, a bonfire that lasted until sunrise.
Oh Maine!
I flew in during a storm, got lost on a dirt road with a creepy man at the end of it, and somehow ended the night lying under the Milky Way on top of a mountain.
We don’t like her
A love letter to the friend who showed up with chocolate hummus, stayed through the hard parts, and chose me without needing a reason.
You can’t see the view until you go
I stopped, turned back, argued with myself, and then kept going anyway. What I found around the bend made every almost-quit worth it.
Aren’t we all basket cases?
From my dad’s old computer in 7th grade to the front row in Atlanta — I finally made it to the Green Day concert, and it hit exactly as hard as 13-year-old me always knew it would.
For William
A night that ended at 6am, a parking lot where I drove 5 miles an hour, and the friend I lost this week — this one is for William.
The stranger who walked me home
December 2019, New York City, dead phone, wrong friends, and a girl who owed me nothing but walked me home anyway — this one changed how I move through the world.
3:27 AM and a decade-long promise
The girl who joined the astronomy club in 6th grade and dreamed of space finally stood three miles from a rocket at 3:27 AM — and watched it go up.
