Traces of battle and history

A walk through abandoned fortifications, broken concrete, and the kind of historical rabbit hole you don’t mean to fall into. Also: frogs. Eventually.

Gulls Gone Wild

A Scenic Meltdown

In Which I Hike a Mountain in a Nightgown Because I Make Excellent Choices

Monday in Mannheim

A collection of essays that I didn't write

How to rate a rock.

Confessions of an Airport Stalker

Falling just a little bit in love.

Not Wishing You A Happy New Year

Forbidden Fruit and Forgotten Nobles

Wild Apples and Other Preserves

The Odd Story of Richard Floyd McCoy Jr

Making a Spectacle of Myself in an Estonian Sauna

A cautionary tale.

An Open Letter to the Swiss Military (Who Cancelled My Airshow) by Sylvia Wrigley, age 56 1⁄2

In which I finally find the courage to ask for a helicopter ride, only to discover there won’t be any helicopters until 2028

Five Reasons Not To Piss Off the Fair Folk

Unauthorized human testing, child theft, and bloodstained hats.