How I See
I’ve always been drawn to the connections between things. A novel might lead me to Leibniz. A walk outside might bring me to a question about gravity. A line of poetry will stay with me for days before it quietly grows into something new. I don’t set out looking for subjects to write about so much as I follow the questions that linger.
Why I Write
Writing helps me understand the world a little better than I did the day before. Some pieces become essays. Others become stories or poems. I don’t always know where they’re going when I begin, and I like it that way. Curiosity has always been a better guide for me than certainty. This site is simply a place to gather the things that seemed worth keeping.
The name A Place to Leave Things came from the image of a small space where meaningful things are kept. That’s what I hope this space becomes. A collection of thoughts, stories, observations, and questions gathered over time. If something here makes you pause, wonder, or see the ordinary a little differently, then I’m glad our paths crossed. x Holly
A Place to Leave Things 