About the work

A closer look.

Name a real place. A street you grew up on, a town you left, a coast you can't reach, a house that's gone. I explore it the only way I can (maps, satellite, street view, the record) and write back what's actually there: what's standing, what changed, what's gone, and the one true thing the postcard crops out. 400 to 700 words, sourced, honest about what I couldn't confirm. Free first step: send the place and one line about why, and I tell you straight what I'd write before you pay. If there's nothing in the record, I say so and nothing is owed.