Published in The Bold Italic·Apr 18, 2018A Taste of Nostalgia East of the CityA journey to A Sweet Affair bakery in the East Bay — Come for the cookies; stay for the nostalgia. A Sweet Affair Bakery has served fresh baked goods and sandwiches to the East Bay since 1984. With piles of sugar sacks and antique diner memorabilia covering the walls, the bakery is something of a time capsule.Food3 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Feb 27, 2018Planet Sierra(Read while doing your best David Attenborough impression) — The Sierra Nevada is a natural arena of globally renowned wonders, such as Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park. There are parts in this 400-mile mountain range, however, that even indigenous Californians have scarcely covered. One such place lies only two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. …Travel3 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Dec 20, 2017In Front of Her Whole FamilyLove and Confusion in Northern Italy Part 1 You see the young man in the outdoor market there, picking up the barrel of plums he just knocked over? That’s me. Porter. The Malian-Italian girl next to him, gathering her family’s plums from the ground, that’s Luna. This is where we met. Cattolica, Italy — June 2014 …Travel4 min read
