Off Yonder hey

Tomorrow I head east to the Midwest. It's truly a different world, different rhythms, a completely different way of life. It's also a different life, a different identity. It's a compressed world. In California, I stretch myself out across the country, from NYC talking to Beth, Ohio with Amanda and Casey, my central base of Chicago with my girls, but the heart is in Wisconsin. Where the world is Fillmore Avenue and you can roll a bowling ball down the streets at 9 pm and where everybody, yes EVERYbody knows my name. And my history. For better or worse.
I am not a bitter smalltown girl. This town has supported me and raised me. They took a bus to see my play. When my friend Dawn went to State for Track, she was escorted back home by the police and fire departments. This town loves and nurtures her children.
I am excited, anxious, impatient, and curious to how California will look from a distance. How my perspective might change, how lines will blur, or maybe, even scarier, how it won't look any different.