In the 1940's Thomas Wolfe wrote a book telling us we can't go home again. These days, with more and more people moving further and further away, many of us can relate to that sense of disappointment that comes from trying to return home. It happened to me last week. 13 years after leaving Michigan, I realized my hometown was no longer my home- it is just the place I am from.
That is the topic of this week's Off the Wahl Essay http://offthewahl.wordpress.com/