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The Book of Home
One chapter a week, every Wednesday. The first series: https://medium.com/a-year-of-wednesdays
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Conclusion: Journey On
Conclusion: Journey On
The artist looks at the blurry decades-old tattoo on my back. Over my shoulder I say to her, “It hurt so much. It felt like he went too…
Leah Reich
Jun 24, 2015
Chapter 23: Forever And Ever
Chapter 23: Forever And Ever
Heartbreak, they tell you, goes away eventually.
Leah Reich
Jun 17, 2015
Chapter 22: Body Language
Chapter 22: Body Language
Someone once told me that craving a particular thing is your body’s way of trying to tell you important information. You want sugar because…
Leah Reich
Jun 10, 2015
Chapter 21: Happy New Year
Chapter 21: Happy New Year
There’s a picture of me stuck somewhere between the pages of a photo album with a group of friends. I am slouched at the very bottom…
Leah Reich
Jun 3, 2015
Chapter 20: A Certain Arrival
Chapter 20: A Certain Arrival
Five years ago I lived, for a time, in a large one-bedroom apartment on one of the most beautiful streets in the city. A half block stroll…
Leah Reich
May 27, 2015
Chapter 19: The Moon and The Mortal
Chapter 19: The Moon and The Mortal
Some ways north of San Francisco, over a winding mountain pass, sits one of the oldest lakes in all of North America. For thousands and…
Leah Reich
May 20, 2015
Chapter 18: The Birth of Uncool
Chapter 18: The Birth of Uncool
All my life I wanted to be cool. Of course, the wanting to be cool is where it all goes wrong. It is the wanting.
Leah Reich
May 13, 2015
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Chapter 17: The Tin Woodman
Chapter 17: The Tin Woodman
Some nights, many miles away from California, I would awaken after only a few hours.
Leah Reich
May 6, 2015
Chapter 16: The Cruelest Month
Chapter 16: The Cruelest Month
One night in a cabin perched above a river, tucked away in forest thick with redwoods and ferns, I let go.
Leah Reich
Apr 29, 2015
Chapter 15: The Princess Who Learned To Lock Her Heart Away
Chapter 15: The Princess Who Learned To Lock Her Heart Away
Once upon a time a princess was in love with a man who felt most at home inside his own sadness.
Leah Reich
Apr 22, 2015
Chapter 14: Will You Know It When You Get There?
Chapter 14: Will You Know It When You Get There?
My first night in London, we came home after dinner and lay on the warm floor. The cats orbited, sniffing and curious, pleased to have…
Leah Reich
Apr 15, 2015
Chapter 13: You’d Be So Nice
Chapter 13: You’d Be So Nice
When he asked me to move in with him, we had only been dating a few months. It was a romantic proposition, but a practical one too.
Leah Reich
Apr 8, 2015
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