
A couple months, ago my nieces and I built a little fort in the brush behind my house, or started to, rather. I spent a lot of time in the woods growing up—and still do, though the trail in my neighborhood was ruined by a storm about a year ago. This was one of my…

Return of the Nose Piercing This was originally posted to the Paper Birds Instagram on July 2nd: I got my nose pierced today. I went by myself, which felt like a win (was putting it off because I was nervous). While I waited, the girl next to me struck up a conversation. She asked if…