Poems and pictures

Writing by Tori Dudys, photos by Janine Lameiras and Tori Dudys I’ve decided to bite the bullet and post some poems, accompanied by trip photos as a method of luring friends to read my work. To be honest, I’ve always hesitated to even write poetry because I find it incredibly self-indulgent, but alas, travelling has turned […]

Home

You can’t ever really go home. That’s the saying, isn’t it? I never understood what it meant until about 7.6 seconds ago. I’ve been thinking a lot about “home” lately. About my friends and family I haven’t seen in 6 months. About the comforts of my old bachelorette pad—the one I spent a long time […]

North Berwick and Being Alone

Writing and photos by Tori Dudys “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson I can see why you might assume I took my trip to North Berwick, a seaside town in Scotland, on my own. The title of this post somewhat suggests I did. But I didn’t. I went with a new […]

Into Giants

Written by Tori Dudys, photos by Janine Lameiras We’re breathing now, but one day we won’t be. Each time I stand next to a huge body of water, vast mountains, deep caves, or any other overwhelming natural phenomena, I’m always reminded of how small I really am, and how close every person on this planet is […]

Taking off

The engine was buzzing. The person next to me was already sleeping. And I’m still crying, even two weeks after take-off. Of course I’ve said goodbyes before: to friends who’ve moved across the country and to others who’ve moved farther. But I’ve never really been the one to leave. At least not this far, for […]