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Mary Beth Bardin's avatar

Diana, this is lovely. It makes me very glad that you decided to create a Substack and populate it with whatever you feel like. When I was in my early twenties I couldn't wait to get out of Youngstown, OH--a place presidential candidates visit every four years to promise revitalization, never to be seen again until the next election cycle. But now, decades later, I have such a deep nostalgia for it and soak up every moment I can when I go "home" to visit my only sibling who never left. Great idea for an essay! Thanks!

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Claire Polders's avatar

I grew up in a boring suburb I was glad to leave behind. But after I turned it into a cute Dutch village in one of my novels, my attitude changed somewhat and now I can see the place had its charms.

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