Nellie Croy Smith

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Am I really traveling if I'm looking at my phone the whole time?

Am I really traveling if I'm looking at my phone the whole time?

I accidentally wrote a dead book. What do I do now?

I accidentally wrote a dead book. What do I do now?

On winter and its music.

On winter and its music.

Late afternoon in the observation car.

What we talk about at 12:23 AM on the Amtrak train.

Colorful, decaying flower bouquets. In the middle, a copy of the London Metro with Queen Elizabeth II on the front page.

How London's kids said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth–a brief photo interlude.

A few notes on the beginning of a rail journey.

A few notes on the beginning of a rail journey.