Kate struck a nerve with her recent article in Swerve – Lonely Town.
She reflects on her personal experience after reading a the Globe and Mail story called “Alone, so alone, in Vancouver”:
… I’ve been complaining about loneliness in my adopted city for years, often to skeptical Calgarians who spend their holidays merrily tromping through our rainforest.
My husband has had two career moves that brought us to Vancouver from Calgary, the last time in 2001. This lovely city offers many pleasures; still, as we enter our 12th year here, we constantly dream of Calgary, where, when we visit, our generous, exuberant friends are as eager to seize any chance to see us as they were back when we lived there. In those days we got together all the time, no matter what the weather. At home in rainy North Vancouver, weekends come and go with nary a phone call. If we want to play host, we have to book people weeks in advance. …
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I’ve suggested Kate take a lover on the side. … Another one, I mean.
Oh, and get a cat. 🙂
Rick McCharles 