The Town I Grew Up From

What a now-defunct Walgreens taught me about living

Kaleigh Lynne Distaffen
Nov 6 · 4 min read
Photo by Jonas Allert on Unsplash

The town I grew up in has 28,625 people. It’s a town my sister left, flying all the way across the country to find herself. (While I chose the more expensive route of hospital stays and therapy.) It’s a town full of memories and pain, nostalgia and heartbreak. But mostly, it’s full of family. Family get-togethers, birthday parties and…

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