I write what refuses silence
· Travel Journal
The Europe trip for my sister’s 60th birthday deserves its full scale here: Germany, Amsterdam, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and especially the slower, truer joy I felt in Bruges.
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The Beauty is in the Journey
· Travel Journal
Puerto Vallarta was short, dusty, funny, and alive: a hop-on-hop-off tour, Jorullo Bridge, ATV through the jungle, tequila somewhere in the middle, and the feeling of having spent two days somewhere actual.
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Travel Life
· Travel Journal
Palm Springs held Christmas light, warm desert afternoons, dinner at The Tropicale, and the clean edge of finishing Book 1 in a place that felt both restful and clarifying.
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Full Moon in Palm Springs
· Travel Journal
Belize was joyful in the exact way the notes promised: Monique, her sister, Ambergris Caye, slow meals, turquoise water, and a lighter version of myself by the time I came home.
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Whispers of Ambergris Caye
· Travel Journal
Moving to Santa Fe in May 2023 was a deliberate decision toward family, support, and a life with more honest belonging in it, not an impulsive reinvention.
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Guiding Light
· Travel Journal
A late-August day on Lake Erie became the beginning of a real friendship. This entry holds the boat trip, the ease of meeting Monique, and the way travel accelerates the honest parts of connection.
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Hearts Adrift