Collecting Sunsets

Travel experiences, insights, news, and more covering California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond.

All the things we talk about while at the kitchen table. Including but not limited to, love, life, grief, and the occasional mention of good food.

Exploring liminal spaces through language, creative direction and narrative strategy.

I'm a freelance travel and lifestyle writer living in San Antonio, Texas, with my husband, two teenagers, and two very spoiled Bengal cats. Enneagram 7w6, extroverted introvert, cheese is a food group.

My personal Substack

Welcome! As a former travel writer turned novelist, you can expect my insights into the writing and publishing process, a peek into my homesteading life in rural Western Massachusetts, and plenty of what inspires me in the day-to-day.

HEY, HAY is a collection of the thoughts, preferences, musings and predilections of Hayley Helms, a journalist focusing on the outdoors, wellness, travel, fashion and more.

Original travel writing, personal essays, and other words lost in time.

Humorous stories and the occasional tall tale from a life spent wandering the wild shores and forests of Oregon's North Coast in search of truth, knowledge, and free beer.

Your questions and answers about Stumptown.

Studio visits, monthly curations, and freelancing reflections, written by a journalist who always wanted to be an artist.