7/20 p2

THE LURE OF THE LOCAL

respond to first page — my own sense of place —

there is nowhere that i return to (my love of the south) — i’m too old now — probably would never have found a place to go every year — maybe an island somewhere — (my fear of open spaces) —
i dislike where i came from — i spent too much time there (wasted time?) — but i did have a lot of enjoyment in the woods — was very happy staying in a cabin in vermont — but our cabin in east texas was just as enjoyable — maybe find a place in or near the desert that i could walk the desert from — maybe someplace like that —

a place in the desert — and an island — visit once a year —

west coast florida
west texas

(always the problem of pet care)

(get the house finished — way behind even my worst case schedule)

<1/9/13 but i’ve never considered beaches to be open spaces — for some reason they feel enclosed — between the sea and the dunes>