Somewhere, someone is homesick for a town just like yours.

Homesickness attaches to the ordinary, not the impressive. What people miss when they move is a specific street in August, a gas station, the light on a particular road at six. Your town has all of that for somebody who left a place like it. The things you find dull are exactly what aches from a distance.

Walk somewhere familiar this week with the idea that you might not always live here. Notice what you would miss first. That is a short list and it is worth knowing before you need it.