SABINA
CHARBONNET
ABOUT
The world is more interesting than it first appears.
I've always suspected that if you look a little longer, ask one more question, or wander just a little farther, there's usually another story waiting to be found. That's what has drawn me to museums, travel, the past, music, and, eventually, to writing.
THE WRITER
Sabina Charbonnet
I've always been drawn to questions more than answers. Growing up without television meant I spent countless hours reading, which eventually became a lifelong habit of wondering why things are the way they are instead of simply accepting that they are.
That curiosity still sends me down research rabbit holes at midnight and keeps me lingering in museums over the objects everyone else seems to walk past. I'm fascinated by history, culture, travel, music, and the threads that connect ordinary lives across different places and times.
I'm especially interested in the experiences people share: the ways we gather, celebrate, remember, explore, and find connection with one another. Whether through music, a place, a tradition, or simply being present for the same moment, I'm fascinated by the things that briefly turn a collection of strangers into something more.
When I'm not writing or investigating something I absolutely did not need to know at midnight, I'm usually reading, planning somewhere new to explore, adding another interesting object to a collection that definitely didn't need one, or negotiating workspace with three cats who remain unconvinced that any of it belongs to me.
WHAT MOVES ME
Curiosity doesn't stay in one place for long. These are a few of the things that keep sending me out into the world and back to the page.
MUSIC
Every period of my life seems to have acquired its own soundtrack. Sometimes I remember the song before I remember the year.
MUSEUMS & ART
I'm usually the person lingering in front of the object everyone else walked past, wondering who made it, who carried it, and how it ended up here.
BOOKS & RESEARCH
One interesting question has a habit of becoming twenty. I've stopped pretending I know where the trail is going before I start following it.
CURRENT WORK
Well, That Was Unnecessary
A completed memoir exploring what happens after everything changes. Rather than asking how someone survives catastrophe, it asks a quieter question: how do you build a meaningful life afterward?
Blending dry humor with emotional honesty, it examines grief, resilience, identity, family, betrayal, chosen joy, and the practical work of continuing to move forward.