On “Be-Longing”: A Mental Meander on Roots, Culture, and Home

What’s it like to not quite belong anywhere?

That depends on your understanding of what the word “belong” and the notion of “belonging” could actually mean.

Detour Coffee, a wonderful spot for people watching in Dundas

The other day, I was sitting in a fancy, only mildly-hipsterish coffee shop in the small town of Dundas, Ontario, just outside of my hometown in Hamilton, waiting for the nearby…