california

Miniseries

first person

Wild Child West: The End of the Road

Now I start over, and rebuild, and confront fear and learn to drive alone and figure out how to secure Eli in the loft so I can still snuggle with…

Carmen —

Oct 5, 2015

Miniseries

photoessay

first person

Wild Child West: Into the Great Wide Open

“In the two weeks I’ve been on the road I’ve learned to be silent and reverent in the face of nature, to see myself in mountains and peel away the…

Carmen —

Sep 24, 2015

Miniseries

personal essay

first person

Wild Child West: We Both Will Be Received in Graceland

I went to Tennessee and found freedom and a sense of adventure. And the best keychain ever.

Carmen —

Sep 17, 2015

lesbian travel

Miniseries

first person

Wild Child West: (Not) Going Home

I went to New Jersey and back, and I had a million billion emotions.

Carmen —

Sep 14, 2015

Miniseries

wild child west

playlists

Wild Child West Playlist: A Soundtrack For Getting Free

These are the songs that encompass all the feelings in my tiny heart about getting free, running away, doing the stupid and impossible things that don’t make sense, and figuring…

Carmen —

Sep 12, 2015

lesbian travel

Miniseries

first person

Wild Child West: I Am Gonna Do This

This week I will pack up my (brand new!) car, and I will probably cry, a lot, and I will put some stuff in the mail, and I will take…

Carmen —

Sep 10, 2015

lesbian travel

Lists/Top 10s

food lists

Wild Child West: Our Top 10 Road Trip Snacks

We’ve finally picked out our road trip snack shopping list, and it’s a thing of beauty.

Carmen —

Sep 7, 2015