romancing the form factor of an iphone 4
i almost forgot to tell you that an old iphone is the most pleasing travel companion. i brought a backup smartphone on this last trip as a safety precaution....
what i ate last week: an illustrated ode to pizza week
<3, rhienna
AWP2019
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs came to my city this past weekend, by which i mean to say, 14,000+ writerly folks descended on portland to take...
keeping things alive.
i. i wasn't always into plants. i've loved having a vegetable garden in the summer, but the few indoor plants i owned were more a fixture or tchotchke than...
an even ten
there's an old miner's siren that sounds at 9:59pm every night to let park city know there's a curfew. somehow--even after a decade, or 9 months of non-...
5-Year Wreckiversary
it's a worthwhile exercise to draw a line somewhere: to analyze the before and after. in my case, there's a milestone that feels as good as any. five years...
PV, MX
greetings from mexico. I'm writing this from my third-floor balcony (is it balconette when it's the size of a bistro table, or is balconette just a bra?),...
How I Travel Pt. 2: The Rituals of Planning
the last time I sent a "How I Travel" tinyletter, I felt like there was so much more to say than that first installment. but after subsequently clocking 2-3...
Home As A Feeling
one incredible gift of being gone and returning to a place you call home is the ability to analyze and re-negotiate your relationship with everything around...
Diet Cokes Around The World
i really like beverages. i drink at least two liters of water daily, somewhere between 2-6 teas, 1-2 coffees, and enough wine to make my french ancestors...
How I Travel
i. past i've been using this plum-colored rollerbag with a cracked wheel as my carry-on suitcase for 15+ years. i bought it for myself at ROSS back in...
A List of Surprisingly-Named Lunar Features
sel·e·nog·ra·phyˌseləˈnäɡrəfē/nounthe scientific mapping of the moon; lunar geography. i was having dinner last night with one of my favorite humans, who...
who's going to be you?*
i'm at one of my favorite places on the planet. this is my tenth sundance but my first as an institute staff. i arrived in utah nine days ago and spent the...
an act of compassion
cw: death author's note: this tinyletter was written as a form of processing these thoughts over the course of a week that passed too quickly. it made the...
Horoscopes for Countries I Visited In 2017
Horoscopes for Countries I Visited In 2017United States. Aries. Exciting and courageous; independent but stubborn. You've got a lot going on, and sometimes...
A Requiem to Bike Lanes
in the last six years or so, i've made a regular habit of renting a bike while traveling. the first time was in london--i reserved one online from a lil'...
An Inventory of Water
Alternative Title: Four Cited Locations Where My Body Has Been In Water Since Quitting My Day Job By: Rhienna Renee Guedry "Dougan Falls. Washougal, WA....
The Last of the Famous International Penpals
i. PAST. to begin: listen to this [30 second soundclip], and then read on. . just as soon as they started arriving in our mailbox, i was using AOL 30-day...
i am trying to break your heart
I. PAST she was from small pet store in a florida strip mall, next to the winn-dixie that sometimes had a chicken dressed as a mascot selling itself fried...
greetings from the town of the sun and dance.
i. PAST. a couple nights ago, i attended the sundance world premiere of marjorie prime, a film adaptation of a play that touches on, amongst other things,...