Also the song pairings and the poems were spot on! So vivid. I got really nostalgic when you mentioned San Francisco and that being there at 19 was 8 years ago. Tugging at my heart strings! Thank you for sharing!
Wow Holly! Such a moving and poetic piece. You took me in so many directions: grief, tenderness, warmth, joy, disappointment, rediscovery. I felt so seen in this piece! I especially loved the idea of crying with joy, of belonging to a place, and also identifying all the numbing behaviors. Brava! It reminds me of something I just read in the Atlantic from a while ago: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/what-moving-house-can-do-your-happiness/617667/ . I'm in love with your writing!
Also the song pairings and the poems were spot on! So vivid. I got really nostalgic when you mentioned San Francisco and that being there at 19 was 8 years ago. Tugging at my heart strings! Thank you for sharing!
Wow Holly! Such a moving and poetic piece. You took me in so many directions: grief, tenderness, warmth, joy, disappointment, rediscovery. I felt so seen in this piece! I especially loved the idea of crying with joy, of belonging to a place, and also identifying all the numbing behaviors. Brava! It reminds me of something I just read in the Atlantic from a while ago: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/what-moving-house-can-do-your-happiness/617667/ . I'm in love with your writing!