I grew up in this tiny town where everyone knew your name—and your business.  My dad loved basketball (and I do too) and every time I was home we would always watch Hoosiers. There’s a great scene in the movie where the acting principal Myra Fleener (Barbara Hershey) is talking to Coach Dale (Gene Hackman) when Coach Dale asks her (kinda cringingly) about never getting married.

Fleener says (while husking corn stalks:)

You know, during all those years away, there were a few things, I missed not being here. 

I missed knowing that nothing ever changes. People never change. 

It makes you feel real solid. 

I also missed knowing that people’s private affairs stay pretty much their own

Now that, reminds me a lot of home – The kind of place where Friday nights meant bonfires, and long walks, and the closest bookstore was a 30-minute drive away. Definitely charming, but I always dreamed of something bigger.

Enter Boston. Yes, I embarked on the college tour and never left.  The first time I walked into a Dunkin oh so many years, ago. I knew I had found my place. The energy, the history, the accent. The bookstores on every corner—

I.was.hooked.

After college, I swapped my quiet town for a cozy apartment and my small-town routines for spontaneous adventures, and my childhood dreams for a reality filled with stories and travel.

Boston gave me more than just a home—it gave me the courage to chase my passion. And now, every time I sit down to write, I can’t help but feel grateful for the journey that brought me here.