I started Wander, Wonder, Write as a travel blog in 2019 when I lost my home in Paris. I wrote about visiting Egypt independently, the dye secrets of the weavers in Teotitlán del Valle (Mexico), and the taste of nostalgia I experienced in the dolceria of the Santa Caterina monastery in Palermo (Italy).
In this newsletter I’ll go deeper into what it means to be a nomad and spend long periods in cultures different from my own.
I want to share what gives me awe, what makes me wonder, and what I learn from the people I meet along the way. I also want to discover how the movements of my body and the wanderings of my mind change the way I write.
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Editions will contain travelogues, reflections on culture, travel tips, photo essays, reading recommendations, mini interviews, micro memoirs, author updates, and whatever else inspiration or chance throws at me (and subsequently at you).
I Am
a Dutch author writing in English
a novelist venturing into a travel writing world
an essayist exploring authenticity, creativity, intimate relations, grief, minimalism, and mindfulness
a nomad seeking her home in the unfamiliar
My latest of five novels is A Whale in Paris (Atheneum, Simon & Schuster), a historical novel for younger readers co-written with my husband, Daniel Presley. My short prose has been published in literary journals such as Electric Literature, Prairie Schooner, Tin House, TriQuarterly, and Fiction International. I’m finishing a memoir, revising a multi-generational novel on the dark Dutch colonial past, putting together a short prose collection, and collaborating on a new novel for younger readers.
Visit my website for more information and links to my published prose.
