The Bright Side of Going Dark

by Kelly Harms

There is a large part of me that truly believes something important is happening and I am missing it. All the time. Every second of the day. I reach for my phone over and over again.

That’s what makes it so hard to walk away from social media,” he adds. “It’s the only way I get to see how my old friends are, see their kids grow up.” I get that. “It’s a little thread of connection that feels too precious to break. Without it, the loneliness can really get to you.”

“I am up on the roof at night in the city of my soul.”