New Hedgehog Essay on Small Towns

I have a new essay, on the mythology and reality of American small towns, at Hedgehog. It’s nice to be back.

This was interesting to write because I wanted to try to do two things: a) make it totally clear that the idealization of the American small town is a bunch of bullshit; b) not be mean, bitter, or judgmental about it. The alternative to idealizat…