NEW ADVENTURES SERIES

I Tried New Things for a Year, and Now I’m New Too

A reflection on new experiences in 2021

Yosemite National Park. Photo by author.

In 2021, I decided to write a story each year, documenting the new things I tried. My “New Adventures Series” motivated me to keep writing every single month, until I dropped off in October. Ultimately, I got bored by the new things I was trying and…