
10 BEST BOOKS FOR COPING WITH LONELINESS IN A NEW CITY AND BUILDING A LIFE FROM SCRATCH
There is a specific kind of evening I want to tell you about. You finish unpacking the last box — not because you need to, but because looking at it every day.

There is a specific kind of evening I want to tell you about. You finish unpacking the last box — not because you need to, but because looking at it every day.

There was a period — about two years, from my late 20s into my early 30s — when I lived alone, worked remotely, and had recently moved to a city where I knew.

It was a Thursday afternoon when my phone rang. I stared at it like it was an alien artifact. The caller ID showed my mom's name, and I realized with a jolt.