Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Photo: Jenna Knudsen Brantmeyer
Melissa Holbrook Pierson is the author of three books of nonfiction, most recently The Place You Love Is Gone. She lives in Kingston, New York.
Losing Home
Place is physical before it is emotional, which is why losing one feels like a punch in the gut.
Progress Hits Home
Did we really trade our birthright for a wider selection of bathmats? A sprawling lament.
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