The Wanderings of Wonder is the name for Henry Tedward IV’s ongoing travel journals—adventures that take him across real-world cities and landscapes in search of the people, stories, and secrets that make each place extraordinary.
From streetcars in San Francisco to secret recipes in New Orleans, from turquoise trails in Santa Fe to fusion flavors in Detroit, Henry’s wanderings celebrate curiosity, culture, and connection. These are the moments before he stumbled into the hidden world of the Department of Wonder—and the beginning of something much bigger.
Henry Meets New Orleans
Discovers San Francisco
In the Land of Enchantment
Rolls Into Detroit
Meet people from Henry’s visit to New Orleans.
Luna is a storyteller who spins magic from words and moonlight. With a voice like river water and tales full of jazz spirits, clever cats, and moss-draped adventures, she brings a hush to the city’s porch-bound crowds. Henry isn’t sure if she’s entirely real—but her stories stay with him like dreams.
Maya is a poet whose voice carries the rhythm of New Orleans itself. She shares stories of love, music, and the city’s soul, weaving them into poems that lift the room and linger in the heart. When she meets Henry, she sees him not just as a visitor—but as part of the story, too.
Meet the people Henry discovers in San Fancisco.
Santi is a poet whose words shift between Spanish and English like wind through the Mission. His voice is steady, his stories strong, and his poems speak to belonging, memory, and pride. When Henry hears Santi perform, it’s not just the rhythm he remembers—it’s the way the words seem to find exactly who needs them.
Mr. Bennett spins music like memory—smooth, steady, and full of soul. In his quiet record shop, he plays funk the way some people tell stories: with warmth, rhythm, and just enough crackle to feel real. Henry leaves with a beat in his paws and a new understanding of how sound can hold history.
