Moving is hard. To look up and see all the pieces of the life that you’ve built just scattered around you. The skeleton of what once was lies disassembled, waiting to be put back together, bone by bone. I’ve moved many times in my life and it’s...
I always wonder what homesickness looks like to other people. I’ve had friends who have traveled like I have, who have moved far away from home and struggled just to figure it all out. I remember talking to my friend Kelly a few months after...
I had seen her many times before, or so I thought, sitting outside of Market. Always typing. Today I asked her to write a poem with the subject "Not From Here." And this is what she wrote. abigail mott: Raised in Lancaster, Transplanted to Denver. ...
One evening last week I hopped on my bike and rode around my neighborhood. I’ve lived in the West End of town for three years now, and for the first time I made the decision to explore; to ride by and see the houses, the...
The Philly Girl inside me wants to come out. She’s pissed. It’s true. Did you know I used to be punk rock? Street punk, in fact. Fishnets, plaid and converse. Half red, half black, sometimes blonde and sometimes pink. Elmer’s glue and lots of hairspray….do I...
I still remember the morning I woke up in Australia after a 14-hour flight. I found myself in a cramped room, my luggage surrounding me, feeling utterly alone. I had no idea where to go, which way to head next, where to even eat breakfast....
Sometimes we’re different. Most of the time, when you’re a new person in a new place, you’re always different. You can cut your hair, you can buy new clothes, you can drastically alter your face, but you’re still the same person inside. Sorry, it’s true. No...
Listen, being the new person in town is never easy. At some point in recent history, when you moved into town, nosey neighbors would pull back the curtains and watch you unload. They may have shown up on your doorstep with a batch of cookies...
Being a new person in a new place can be daunting at times. There are so many reasons to move: love, employment, boredom, searching for a greater meaning, or just plain following your heart. I can’t tell you why you’ve ended up here, but I...