ABOUT

In Written Word is where travel, food, and lived experience are translated into essays.

The writing lingers on the details that turn places and meals into memory.

I’m Isabelle Alerte, a writer of essays and short fiction.

I began In Written Word as a way of writing more attentively — to the places I’ve been, the meals shared, and the quiet moments that shape us in ways we don’t always notice right away.

Here, travel appears not as a guide, but as a way of paying attention.
Food shows up as memory, ritual, and connection.

Essays and short fiction live alongside one another, offering different ways of exploring the same questions: where we come from, what we carry, and how we change over time.

Whether you’ve been reading literary work for years or are simply looking for something thoughtful to sit with, you’re welcome here.

Follow along on Instagram @isa.alerte.