Simone Gorrindo

Simone Gorrindo is a Senior Editor at Vela. Her work has appeared or is fortthcoming in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Best Women’s Travel Writing, SELF and Tablet, among other publications. She is also a developmental editor at Girl Friday Productions. You can follow her on Twitter @SimoneGorrindo, and she can be reached at simoneATvelamagDOTcom.

Features, UncategorizedNovember 6, 2012

Making Deals with God

By Simone Gorrindo

It was my last day in Israel, and I was surrounded by dozens of strangers in a sprawling home in Netanya, a seaside town two hours outside of Jerusalem.

Features, UncategorizedSeptember 18, 2012

The Art of Omission

By Simone Gorrindo

“Go!” Andrew yelled from behind me, pushing, with all his force, against my back. We were nearing the top of the volcano we’d begun hiking six hours before…

Features, UncategorizedJuly 30, 2012

Remembering Jane

By Simone Gorrindo

I’d known Jane less than 24 hours when she told me a secret she’d been carrying around for months.

FeaturesApril 30, 2012

There Are No Goodbyes in the Army

By Simone Gorrindo

The day’s heat had worn off by the time my husband was heading back to the barracks, and my bare legs were covered in goose bumps.

Features, UncategorizedMarch 14, 2012

The Edge of Sunrise

By Simone Gorrindo

Thea and I were still bleary-eyed when the sun began to rise behind Mount Tamalpais. The day’s first light was small and self-contained…

Features, UncategorizedFebruary 8, 2012

The Other Side of the Island

By Simone Gorrindo

The sun was at its highest when we reached the isolated beach at the northern end of Bunaken Island.

Features, UncategorizedNovember 8, 2011

The Year We Came Home

By Simone Gorrindo

The year I moved back home to California—the year I got sick and resigned, more or less, from life altogether—I had, for the first few months, traveling dreams…