Masshole and Proud: My Love Letter to Boston

Taken from the smoking hill on the Boston Common. Ain't it a beaut? // March 2014

Taken from the smoking hill on the Boston Common. Ain’t it a beaut? // March 2014

“Your resolve is unquestionable. Your character undeniable. Your history unparalleled. You’ve inspired us, all the way. You will again today.” – Donnie Wahlberg, on Boston after the marathon bombings in 2013

Recently my mom came to visit. She battled her hatred of flying to board a plane in Boston and step off in Los Angeles. It got me thinking about home. Which is a word that can mean a whole host of things. Where you sleep. Where you’re from. Where you currently live. Where you identify with the most. Where your parents live.

To me, home will always be Boston, Massachusetts.

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