You Can’t Go Home Again — Title of the novel by Thomas Wolfe
“In life, a person will come and go from many homes. We may leave a house, a town, a room, but that does not mean those places leave us. Once entered, we never entirely depart the homes we make for ourselves in the world.” — Ari Berk
“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” — Maya Angelou
Grief and gratitude, letting go and holding on, and things change have been themes for me this past year (and longer).
Note: This reminiscence was written in response to the prompt, Home, for my Door County Write On LGBTQ+ Writers’ Group.