Wander, Wonder, Write
Claire Polders, Daniel PresleyInsights on nomad life, slow travel, writing, and our paths toward meaning and happiness.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 133 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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🗝️ Emoji Were Invented in Japan—Here’s Why
The original set of 176 emojis. Photograph: Shigetaka Kurita/AP
I’m learning kanji, the Chinese characters the Japanese use as one of their three scripts. Kanji are beautiful and complex, letting me fall into rabbit holes of etymology and...
# 69 Faces & Places of Istanbul: Sit with Us
Men sit on stoops and smoke. Men sit on camping chairs and scroll on their phones as the muezzin calls them to prayer. Men sit on stone rims of ancient fountains and watch the women passing by.
Tourists sit on terraces and drink cocktails...
⌂ Are We Really Going to Close the Coffin?
July 2021
My brother and I stand shoulder to shoulder in our mother’s living room, which used to be our living room when we were kids over three decades ago. But it’s all hers now, holding her art books and novels, her female figurines...
🖇️ What Does it Take to Feel Successful?
Ipoh, Malaysia, 2023
Let’s start with the good news: I won another award!
This time my book Woman of the Hour won the 2026 International Book Award for best short story collection.
I’m super grateful to the jury who selected Woman of the...
# 68 A Sceptic Goes to a Digital Art Museum in Tokyo
Inside “The Infinite Crystal Universe”
I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to art. I approach it with high expectations. I want art to stop me, make me reflect, ask me questions, and invite my imagination. I want to be moved, rattled, transf...
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Nomad and author of 6 books. Born in Holland, studied philosophy, lived in Paris, married an American, and in love with Japan. Writing about travel, art, books, and anything else that makes me wonder.
Author, tourist, screenwriter, producer
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