On November 13 and 14, I’ll be giving two author readings from my recent narrative travel work, in a pair of Zoom-based literary events for local organizations. This summer, I served as the 2020 Writer-in-Residence at Arrowhead, the historic home of Herman Melville in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. For two months, I had the opportunity to work,…

  “I’ve never met a color I didn’t love.” This phrase describes, in a nutshell, Rachel Shingleton’s original approach to design. A graphic and product designer, an interior stylist, and the blogger behind the popular Pencil Shavings Studio, Rachel is on a mission to “banish the beige” and make life—and everything in it—more vibrant and…