“Y” did I write this piece, you might ask? The letter is an important component of my first name. The letter “Y” has been in the English alphabet since its origin (sometime around the 7th century A.D.

The letter “Y” is the easiest to spot in nature. It pops up everywhere — in the fork of a trees or a crack in rock. The most elusive is the letter “Q,” according to photographer Joe Rossi, who spent ...