About

Ulmo Journal began as a way to return to writing and create a space for the kinds of ideas that don’t always fit elsewhere.

Here you’ll find essays, notes, and occasional projects exploring language, communication, culture, place, and contemporary life. Some pieces grow out of living in Patagonia, others from books, conversations, travel, or the everyday experience of moving between cultures and languages.

Alongside the journal, I’ve spent the past few years exploring digital communication in its many forms—from writing for the web and SEO to content strategy and online storytelling. Ulmo gives me a place to bring those interests together while continuing to develop my craft as a writer.

More than anything, it’s an ongoing writing practice: a space to follow questions, pay attention, and write my way through the world.

When I’m not reading, writing, or preparing classes, you’ll usually find me walking through the Patagonian rain in search of a good cup of coffee and a biscuit, getting distracted by bookstores, or admiring beautiful stationery—bespoke notebooks, William Morris wrapping paper, and delightfully impractical pens topped with cartoon animals. I have no explanation for any of it.

Why «Ulmo»?

The ulmo tree (Eucryphia cordifolia) is a beautiful native tree that grows in the temperate rainforests of northern Patagonia. In the middle of summer, it bursts into bloom, and suddenly the whole tree is covered in fragrant white flowers.

Other than the fact that I’ve completely fallen in love with it, I think it represents everything Ulmo Journal is trying to be. It’s rooted in Patagonia, celebrates what it means to be local, is part of a much bigger ecosystem—connected to the people, places, and stories around it.

And, honestly, we all need beautiful things to look at and think about sometimes. I hope you find some of those things here.