Beastmail: The Letters That Keep Me Writing

Your messages—from Brazil to Uganda—remind me that my work matters.

I just read your article in Out Traveler, and I wanted to thank you so much for sharing that with the world. Truly, I was meant to read that today. I’m also in New York, where I can no longer afford to live, and I’m wondering where I will go next. Having moved every two years since I was 18 (I’m now 40), I always think something is wrong with me and tha…