Instagrammers-in-Residence: Karly Hussey

Hello,
I’m Karly Hussey and I’m a #writer from #Atlanta. I write predominately #shortstories. I also co-host a writer’s workshop here in Atlanta called Stay Drunk On Writing.
I’m currently working on a #series of short stories about a group of people sitting around a dinner table and sharing their favorite New York moment. Recently I went up there for some inspiration. I’ll be sharing images from that trip.

Out of all the times I’ve been to New York, I had never been seen the #aliceinwonderland #statue in #centralpark. This #book is what initially #created an interest in #literature for me. Which made me think to #write a #story of someone having their favorite #memory of New York City set in their #childhood.

A couple of years ago when I was visiting the #city, I had, what started out as a #disastrous day, and it turned into something rather #wonderful. That day #inspired the first #story. On this day, I was walking past the #brooklynbotanical and I heard #ladymarmalade playing from the #conservatory.

So, naturally at some point, I had to go back to the #brooklynbotanical, and actually go inside. I got to see the #cherryblossoms. They are beyond #lovely. This place is its own #wonderland.

The New York #museums are #wonderful, and definitely worth checking out. I knocked a few out during this trip. The #americanmuseumofnaturalhistory is #amazing. The #haydenplanetarium is beyond interesting, it made me think of #carlsagan lectures. While I spent so much time people watching, and thinking about #stories to #write. This was a nice time of #disconnect, which allowed me to think anew later that evening.

The room with all the #ocean #animals, in addition to the #taxidermy animals were probably my #favorite to see. All the displays were so interestingly set up, and the #whale makes you feel so small. I decided I would have to tie this in to the #childhood #memory #story.

As I mentioned yesterday, the #museums of New York are #spectacular. The #metropolitan is something of #wonder. I spent almost five hours here, #watching and #observing, both the #art and the people. Granted, for part of this I was lost, and refusing to look at a map. But it was the best kind of lost, and decidedly one of the #stories should be about some kind of #discovery.

I don’t know what it is about #carnivals but I’ve had a great #love for them since I was a child. There’s something #magical and #creepy about them all at once. Maybe it’s the #carnies, the #lights, and the fact that everything seems so #bright and #dingy all at once. I went to the #boardwalk at the Jersey shore every #summer growing up. So, as should be expected, within the opening weeks of #coneyisland I had to go since I was up there. I went with a great friend, and we rode every ride. And I rode my first #rollarcoaster. But this day was filled with such #laughter it’ll be a story of its own in the series.

Firstly, it’s been a #pleasure taking over this week. I’m going to leave you with this #image. Through all the #laughter and chatter surrounding him, this #man caught my attention with his #solitude. And I felt #connected to him, in a way, as he watched people. These stories, and the point of #writing them, for me, is to make people feel a connected moment. Because to me, that’s what writing, and #art are about; connecting all #people.