Thoughts on Leaving

A life update: Thoughts on leaving home. For a job. For a guy. And how I'll miss my bookshelves every day.

Something aches in my chest when I talk about leaving my childhood home. I’m far into my twenties. I knew this was going to happen. I hoped it would happen. I really did think it would happen sooner than this after I graduated from college and ran away on a few adventures.

I went to France where I could imagine myself gladly returning to and going into d…