Photographs of the Old West

Welcome to Cosmographia — a newsletter dedicated to exploring the world and our place in it. For the full map of posts, see here . Before we get to the main post, I have some unfortunate news. My better half Amie Pearce is sadly going to be let go by her employer due to a lack of funds. She’s a very talented social media and comms manager, so if by chance you’re looking for someone to help grow your social channels or newsletter, she has years of experience of doing just that. She’d be open to working full-time or freelance, so if you’re interested, please reply to this email or send her a message here . Or failing that, if you’re a long time enjoyer of this newsletter now would be a really helpful time to upgrade your subscription! Thank you! In his Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (2012), John Koenig first coined the word sonder as: sonder n. the realisation that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own — populated with their own ambitions, friends, rout ... Read full article.