Em I loved being apart of this piece š You've got such a beautiful way with words and this piece was such a vulnerable and honest look at what it means to be somewhere in this life. Thank you for letting me share my thoughts in this!
The collaboration was awesome and I loved reading different perspectives.
I started reading the post a week ago and then set my phone down because I was at a family dinner and thought āIāll read this later.ā
Iām currently in Paris, the city I grew up in and lived for the most part of my life, but today Iām flying back to the west coast of Canada and I picked up your article again, just because I could read uninterrupted.
Reading your words as a well as Kaitlynneās and Elleās really warmed my heart, especially because i am at crossroads right now ; I will probably need to move back to Paris next year but I donāt want to move away from the āsomewhereā Iāve built in Canada.
Thanks for reminding me that somewhere can be everywhere and that nowhere is not really a thing.
Your last sentence closed the post beautifully. I love everything that you write! āļø
hi, em! i'm so glad i found this. i have always felt an unbearable connection to place, yet iāve had to move my whole life because of my momās work (foreign affairs). so my āplaceā kept changing. but funnily enough, i never felt that my place was NOT a single place? because it somehow always remained the same. so my place, too, might have always been āsomewhere.ā i loved your framing and tying of a physical places to emotional. especially your point about how casually we dismiss places as āthe middle of nowhere,ā without realizing they are someoneās entire world, which sent shivers down my spine as we don't always realize how dismissive language can be. like you, as iāve grown up, iāve started to feel that this āelsewhereā isnāt just geographic but lives within me and among the people i love wherever they may be, in moments, in conversations, in books, in memories, and in thought. loved how you wove in other writers and created such an imaginative exploration of āsomewhere." youāre truly creative and iām so glad someone recommended this space to me.
thank you so much for engaging with the piece and leaving such a thoughtful comment š„ŗ itās a joy to hear your thoughts and iām so happy you resonated and enjoyed it!
i always know whenever i finish reading one of your pieces i'm going to be left with a new lease of life and a feeling of inspiration unlike anything i've experienced beofre, and wow was this one of those instances! what a brilliant essay, Em, i absolutely adored the way you included other writers and created such a fascinating exploration of "somewhere". i will never not be in awe of your mind and the way it works, you are unbelievably creative and talented<3 somewhere, softly will always feel like home to me
ISTG WHY DO YOU MAKE ME CRY thank you ššš such lovely comments coming from the talent that you are will likely never fully register in my brain but i appreciate it so much more than i can explain
As someone whose āsomewhereā has never quite been a place, this piece gave me real hope about finding a sense of belonging. That feeling feels especially vital for a queer person seeking somewhere comfortable, safe, kind. Every word was chosen so beautifully, I felt all of it straight in my heart. The collaborations with different authors were wonderful!!
Iāve really wanted to focus on being thoughtful about what Iām putting on substack this year, so what you said about every word being chosen beautifully warmed my heart so, so much! thank you, it means the world to me that this resonates š¤
Such a delicate, close to heart post ā„ļø I agree with all your words and mostly because for me at this very moment is when I feel more at home. I was living abroad (first inside my own country but totally on the other side of it, then moved to South Korea for about 3 years) and ironically I ended up coming back home and finding my little place here. For now. A somewhere that I want to nurture and take care of!
Finding that "somewhere" in a place and within me too, has changed my whole perspective of things and how I experience stuff in life. āŗļøāØ
I think itās so beautiful to have a whole adventure to return home with it, and see that as a whole different kind of adventure! thank you for reading and sharing š
Em I loved being apart of this piece š You've got such a beautiful way with words and this piece was such a vulnerable and honest look at what it means to be somewhere in this life. Thank you for letting me share my thoughts in this!
Iām so happy you think so š„ŗ thank you so much again for being part of it, Kaitlynne!
Ooooo I love the concept of this collaboration š„° āØsomewhereāØ is where I want to be xx
Chills, Em, literal chills!!
The collaboration was awesome and I loved reading different perspectives.
I started reading the post a week ago and then set my phone down because I was at a family dinner and thought āIāll read this later.ā
Iām currently in Paris, the city I grew up in and lived for the most part of my life, but today Iām flying back to the west coast of Canada and I picked up your article again, just because I could read uninterrupted.
Reading your words as a well as Kaitlynneās and Elleās really warmed my heart, especially because i am at crossroads right now ; I will probably need to move back to Paris next year but I donāt want to move away from the āsomewhereā Iāve built in Canada.
Thanks for reminding me that somewhere can be everywhere and that nowhere is not really a thing.
Your last sentence closed the post beautifully. I love everything that you write! āļø
ššš thank you so much for reading LoĆÆne!
hi, em! i'm so glad i found this. i have always felt an unbearable connection to place, yet iāve had to move my whole life because of my momās work (foreign affairs). so my āplaceā kept changing. but funnily enough, i never felt that my place was NOT a single place? because it somehow always remained the same. so my place, too, might have always been āsomewhere.ā i loved your framing and tying of a physical places to emotional. especially your point about how casually we dismiss places as āthe middle of nowhere,ā without realizing they are someoneās entire world, which sent shivers down my spine as we don't always realize how dismissive language can be. like you, as iāve grown up, iāve started to feel that this āelsewhereā isnāt just geographic but lives within me and among the people i love wherever they may be, in moments, in conversations, in books, in memories, and in thought. loved how you wove in other writers and created such an imaginative exploration of āsomewhere." youāre truly creative and iām so glad someone recommended this space to me.
thank you so much for engaging with the piece and leaving such a thoughtful comment š„ŗ itās a joy to hear your thoughts and iām so happy you resonated and enjoyed it!
Thank you, Em ā that really means a lot! Iām so glad the piece created space for that kind of reflection. It stayed with me ššš
i always know whenever i finish reading one of your pieces i'm going to be left with a new lease of life and a feeling of inspiration unlike anything i've experienced beofre, and wow was this one of those instances! what a brilliant essay, Em, i absolutely adored the way you included other writers and created such a fascinating exploration of "somewhere". i will never not be in awe of your mind and the way it works, you are unbelievably creative and talented<3 somewhere, softly will always feel like home to me
ISTG WHY DO YOU MAKE ME CRY thank you ššš such lovely comments coming from the talent that you are will likely never fully register in my brain but i appreciate it so much more than i can explain
love!
EM THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL OMG!!!!
iām glad you like it!!! š„ŗ
I loved this a lot. Thank you, all three of you, for sharing words that resonate so deeply <3
thank YOU for being so supportive always š
As someone whose āsomewhereā has never quite been a place, this piece gave me real hope about finding a sense of belonging. That feeling feels especially vital for a queer person seeking somewhere comfortable, safe, kind. Every word was chosen so beautifully, I felt all of it straight in my heart. The collaborations with different authors were wonderful!!
Iāve really wanted to focus on being thoughtful about what Iām putting on substack this year, so what you said about every word being chosen beautifully warmed my heart so, so much! thank you, it means the world to me that this resonates š¤
how is every single post of yours somehow even more beautiful than the last š„¹š„¹ I so admire your appreciation for life lived and living ā¤ļø
Anoushka š„¹š„¹š„¹ thank you lovely
Totally enjoyed this read... twice your ages but identified... this resonates across ages... at least it does wuth me.
thank you so much!
Such a delicate, close to heart post ā„ļø I agree with all your words and mostly because for me at this very moment is when I feel more at home. I was living abroad (first inside my own country but totally on the other side of it, then moved to South Korea for about 3 years) and ironically I ended up coming back home and finding my little place here. For now. A somewhere that I want to nurture and take care of!
Finding that "somewhere" in a place and within me too, has changed my whole perspective of things and how I experience stuff in life. āŗļøāØ
I think itās so beautiful to have a whole adventure to return home with it, and see that as a whole different kind of adventure! thank you for reading and sharing š