Kathryn P.

Letters

When was the last time you wrote someone a letter, by hand, using pen and paper? I’ve recently been going through some old documents, and unearthed two specimens I had…

Armour

I tend to walk through the city with my guard up. Wearing my city armour. When people approach, I make an instantaneous assessment – what do they want? Money? A…

Meeting Anthony Bourdain

It took me a couple of weeks after the sad news of Anthony Bourdain’s death to remember that I’d met him once. After it hit me, the details started coming…

Librarians and Happiness Engineers

I don’t often get out to author readings, but my friend Sarah had an extra ticket to see venerable Canadian Broadcasting Corporation host Eleanor Wachtel interview Michael Ondaatje (of The…

Incredible Inle

Tucked away in Myanmar’s Shan State, Inle Lake is a whole world on water. From houses to restaurants to monasteries, buildings are constructed on stilts, directly over the freshwater lake. Produce…

More Myanmar Memories

I never would have thought of visiting Myanmar (Burma) if my friend Alex hadn’t raved about her first trip there. The place really made an impression on her, and her…

K. Presner

Author: Kathryn P.