Home again. "Home" as a concept is really throwing me for a loop these days, but what I can say for sure is that I was happy to see Ellie when I came through the door. A few other little happinesses came along, too-- my friend's whole family sitting on the sidewalk outside their house, talking to the owner of the corner store about his new shelves, watching the kids play hopscotch under the streetlights.

Some days I'm mad about all the noise from the street and the fact that people are always coming by our house. Tonight I'm charmed by the friendliness and simplicity of small town life, the community created when outside is about the same as in.

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