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Hometown

July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 Kait39 Comments

We are small town. Small town. We are 509 branded. This isn't our first time at the rodeo. We've actually been to a rodeo. State fair. Church camp. Backyard barbecue slip n' slide bonfire inner tubing star-gazing. Our lives are mapped by rivers and mountain ranges. Our futures are shaped by agriculture, where our parents… Continue reading Hometown →

Posted in Creative Non-FictionTagged Small Towns, Vignette

Homesick

October 28, 2013 KaitLeave a comment

In the dark, all freeways look the same. As my eyes moved between the yellow lines of the road to the yellow lights of the oncoming traffic, I could swear I was on the same freeway I've been driving my whole life--the one that leads me home. Driving alone at night in an area I've… Continue reading Homesick →

Posted in WriterlyTagged Alice Munro, James Baldwin, Settings, Small Towns, Urban Writers, Vermont, Writing about place

Back to the Source

June 17, 2013 KaitLeave a comment

I'm writing this from my parents' house in Central Washington. I'll blame my location for my late post. It's hard to focus on writing when you escape to a place of such comfort. Where my parents live now is fifteen minutes outside of the town I grew up in. When I return to Central Washington… Continue reading Back to the Source →

Posted in WriterlyTagged Alice Munro, Inspiration Sources, John Cheever, Raymond Carver, Small Towns

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