Mr. Stewart is sometimes able to pack one week's worth of clothes in a handbag, avoiding the nuisance of long check-in lines at the airport.

WSJ: Cutting Down On the To and Fro

When they spoke again, it was about his trip, the few things he needed to pack in the morning in his carry-on, and what she should do with the clothes and other belongings he was leaving behind.

NEWYORKER: Alone