The Jar Spills South

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The Jar Spills South

As much as I love to write about my life in the big apple, my hometown still seeps into everything: my dialect, the things I keep in my pantry, my absurd immunity towards humidity, and even the way I secretly judge northern "sweet tea".

I used to hold a lot of resentment towards my hometown. Now, gratitude is starting to take its place. Here is my love letter to Little Rock, Arkansas and the various things I miss from my childhood:

humid summers and the sound of the cicadas
My childhood that I mostly spent barefoot
long drives with no real destination
This speaks for itself
My mom of course and hay rides as a kid
The way the sun shines through my living room windows
The moon watching over downtown
Winters even though they only lasted for a week
Early morning cross country meets in August and the smell of the dew that stuck on the grass
Quick shout out to the OG (my childhood dog), Chewy Mayo, forever in our hearts
The coffee shop down the street from my high school that saw me with almost every hair color
Thanksgivingssss and all of the fixins
Backyard smores all year round
My high school friends and the uniforms I complained about everyday (though I sometimes miss not choosing an outfit)
The clouds and sunsets always in clear view

Thank you Arkansas <3