Dina L. Relles

writer. editor. curious + common.

The other morning, I woke to speak with a man I’d never met. After 13 minutes of failed Google+ attempts, we got through. It was just after 5am and pitch black outside the window above the desk. I curled my legs underneath me as we smiled with relief. Conversations with strangers are so touching and intimate …

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I’ve traveled a bit recently. I often make “plane friends” en route. You know—in-flight companions you bare your soul to and then never see again? But maybe you don’t know. I’ve mentioned this phenomenon to more than a few people lately only to be met with blank stares. Here’s how it tends to go down. …

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