The Prompt: 

Think back to a moment when your city held you when you felt care, connection, comfort, or joy in this city.

Give That Moment A Five Word Title:

Just Waiting In The Moonlight

Put that moment on an intersection of Feeling & Noun:

Belonging & Companion

The Story Plot

Where Are You?

On Sheffield, just south of the Vic Theatre by about a quarter of a block, ready to start a night of fun and adventure with my friends

 
 

 

 

Why Are You There?

I’d just finished working for the evening and a group of us were gathering to head out to a club together

What Happened in This Moment?

We started in front of the Vic, waiting for the last of the group to cash out and leave. Standing in the light of a nearly full moon, reveling in the cool air and in anticipation of the night ahead. I looked up at the moon over the city street and felt joy in the moment of being part of the group, part of the city, having this life right now.

What Changed for you because of this moment?

It’s one of the few times in my life that I felt wanted, accepted

Why Does Your Memory Hold On To This Moment?

When I was a kid, we moved. A lot. I rarely felt settled or contented or comfortable as a result. This was a moment where I felt I was on the path to all of those things.