HeyJaredMelissa's Page
GO.LEARN.WRITE.REPEAT Travel Writer and Essayist A Reader Supported Publication
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 9
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 16, 2026
Latest issues
An Attitude of Gratitude (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I’ve always been fascinated by other people’s stories. Everyone has one - usually your go to story, the one that people know you by, is called your “origin story”. This story answers the question -What happened to you to make you the way you are?Melissa's Page is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<form class="subscription-widget-s
Let’s Go Camping! August 2026 (opens the original)
Read excerpt
If you have a group of friends and you agree on some basic “travel together” rules, you absolutely should plan a trip to get away for a few days! And YES - If YOU want to go on a trip with a group of friends then YOU should plan it! It only takes one person to say, “I have an idea…” AND then implement that idea. There are six of us in our group that go camping once a quarter. One of our friends has a travel trailer and the rest of us pitch in to help with a job that naturally aligns with our gif
Our 9/11 Story (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I really don’t want to remember September 11, 2001.However, I also know that it’s important to remember.Because, if we don’t, then we will forget and generations after us will also forget.9/11 was too important of an event to be forgotten.That day impacted millions of lives from multiple countries and had such a generational impact that it’s hard to believe we would ever forget and yet, I know for myself that there are some details that over the years have been forgotten or are not as clear as t
[BEST OF] Edinburgh, Scotland (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In August of 2025, we went on our first “across the pond” trip to Edinburgh, Scotland. What an AMAZING adventure! Originally, this post was written in three parts spread out over three weeks of wee… Read more
What If? (part 2) (opens the original)
Read excerpt
What if the religious system you grew up in doesn’t fit you anymore? This is the opening sentence of part 1 of this Essay Series - if you missed it, you can read it HERE Part 2 During the pandemic, … Read more
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.