Shelter Newsletter
I write a weekly letter about spaces that feel like “home.”
It aims to be what a handwritten note is to junk mail: a delight to open.
Read by editors and writers who contribute to Apartment Therapy, Bon Appétit, BuzzFeed, Complex, Curbed, The Cut, Gear Patrol, GQ, The New York Times, TIME, Vox, and more.
At home
Stories about how the spaces we create influence our well-being, often without us knowing.
On the road
Stories about how travel allows us to "see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel."
Best stuff
A few things I've come across that make life a little better, whether nesting or traveling.
What Others Are Saying
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"Love, love, love this latest issue. There’s a level of rawness and 'what ifs' that were very vulnerable. It felt like I was sitting in a chair across from you drinking coffee in the quiet morning." —Jeff K.
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