Atlas Field Notes

Packing for weather that has not decided

By Elena Voss

Forecasts are a suggestion. Bring a layer you can hate and still wear. A jacket that packs into itself Shoes that can get ruined One shirt that looks like you tried Leave the third…

How to get lost on purpose

By Chris Lang

Put the phone in a pocket. Pick a hill. Walk toward it until the streets stop having names. You will find: 1. A bakery that closes when it feels like it 2. A dog that has opinions…

Six hours on a slow train north

By Elena Voss

The fast train is for people with meetings. The slow one is for looking out the window until the landscape repeats. Pack: A paperback you will not finish Something salty A notebook…