USA | Sunday, 11 May 2014 | Views [253] | Scholarship Entry
When I was fifteen I went on a school trip from Michigan to Florida. I ended up on a different bus than my friends – essentially, I was travelling alone. I remember angling my book toward the fading daylight. The interior lights switched on and the ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 11 May 2014 | Views [213]
Family vacations, especially with a family as disfunctional as mine, are double-edged. Am I grateful that I got to see some truly amazing places? Absolutely. Do I like having all those stories in my back pocket? Yes, a thousand times yes.... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Sunday, 11 May 2014 | Views [469]
Warning: I wrote this essay a long while ago, trying to come to peace. I thought about editing it for the purpose of this journal, but changing it didn't feel right. It gets dark, but it's all honest.
My companion thought I'd ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 11 May 2014 | Photo Gallery
A few mementos from my road trip to Vermont
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CANADA | Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | Views [1032] | Scholarship Entry
I'd been climbing over boulders all morning, in thin canvas Mary Janes and a pink skirt, once flowing, now drenched in mud. Maybe I should have known when I reached the iron staircase descending hundreds of feet to the river that this was not the “park” ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013