Essays on the reasons young adults would move to, stay in or leave Michigan
Guest Essays
Indecision Over Michigan
A Michigan native realizes that it’s not easy to stay in the state, but it’s not any easier to leave again. »
My Fulfilling Life in Michigan
To be honest, I don’t know why I stayed. I just did. Maybe it was fear of trying somewhere new. Maybe it was a desire to be close to my family. Maybe it was just habit. But I did stay, and the longer I’ve been here the more I feel glad I stayed. »
If You Rebuild It, They Will Come, part 1
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am not from Detroit. I moved here 5 years ago and knew little about the economics or the politics that encompassed the city and surrounding suburbs. My first real education was listening to the 2005 Detroit Mayoral debates featuring then incumbent Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and challenger... »
Editors and Image Makers: On Photographing Detroit, part 1
Recently Detroit has been a prime topic of interest both in the national media and in film. With the copious number of photographs and footage of the city circulating the Internet and television, I can’t help but wonder, what is the edited version of Detroit that resides in the minds of the most of... »
You Come and Go, Michigan Stays With You
I am a child of Michigan. I've lived here most of my life. I've lived all over the state. I've gone to Lake Michigan as much as I possibly could in summers, huddled near radiators during winters. Michigan air has a certain quality as the seasons change, deep and alive, humid and full. Michigan... »
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