Explore Zelda Fitzgerald’s stay at Craig House, the former Hudson Valley asylum now known as Mirbeau Inn & Spa, through letters, literary history, and haunting atmosphere.

July in Georgian England was a season of transition. The glittering whirl of the London social season began to fade, sending the fashionable set back to their country estates. Dusty roads filled with carriages returning to quieter parishes and slower rhythms. For some, this meant extreme boredom. But for Jane Austen, July held the possibility of profound transformation. This midsummer month—rich with vitality, ripening fruit, and longer sun-filled days—marked a significantly

I recently had the pleasure of seeing Brontë scholar and Guggenheim fellow, Deborah Lutz, present On Walking and Emily Brontë, where she shared some of her research, wealth of fascinating findings, and end excerpts from her works on Victorian paper crafts and practices. Lutz shared her process of embodying Brontë by exploring what her lived experience would have been, notably through walking in the moors, her personal effects, and recreating sensations such as smell, touch,

The rain has been relentless lately. It's days like these that make me want to stay in bed, light a candle, and cozy up to a book for forever. Today I peeked upon a perfectly poignant piece by one of my favorite poetesses and letter writers... ... Dear Elizabeth Bishop, I wish I lived in a time and place where I could exchange letters with you. In lieu of such a paradox, I am attaching some doodles I drew of flowers which are blooming this month. Sincerely yours, Forever-jeal