
I started this publication in early 2025 because I was struggling with writer's block. I wanted to write about my own life + beauty + humor. The result is this Substack.
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“We are all outsiders at heart, and so we create space for everyone to feel like they belong.” - Meow Wolf
“Weird is the point. Wonder is the destination.” - The Looking Glass
My sense of being an outsider began early. When I was in first...
A couple of posts back, I mentioned that I have been searching for a hidden treasure for the past six years - and promised a post about the places that I have visited in search of the treasure. When I sat down to begin writing, I soon reali...
Yesterday was a full day for me. I heard about an arts festival nearby that allowed participants to come and be involved in painting a mural designed by Andrew Davis. I have loved large-scale art ever since I saw Ulysse Desportes’s giant pa...
A magical ray of sunlight pouring through a shale mine vent.
For the past six years, I have been chasing an elusive treasure hidden in Virginia by an eccentric historian/archeologist. While I have not found the treasure (yet!), I have lear...
Photo by Nicolas Pratlong on Unsplash
Although the eastern whip-poor-will population is in decline, there is one place nearby that I consistently have been able to hear them at dusk and just before sunrise (their usual active times): the C...
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