Taking Portofino

A weekly love letter on story, memory, and what it means to live on purpose.

Every week, Shairí writes a letter. Not a newsletter. A letter — the kind you read slowly, maybe twice. About the stories we carry, the ones we've been afraid to tell, and what becomes possible when we finally do.

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No. 1July 1, 2026

Why I Named It Portofino

On a photograph of my grandmother, a harbor she may never have visited, and what it means to believe you deserve beauty.

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No. 2July 8, 2026

The Story You Keep Editing

Why we revise our own histories — and what we lose when we make ourselves the villain of every draft.

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No. 3July 15, 2026

On Being Witnessed

There is a difference between being seen and being known. This letter is about the terrifying, necessary gap between them.

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"The stories we carry are not our burden. They are our inheritance. The question is what we do with them."