Write about a city (or place) that you changed your opinion about.

Note from J.D.: I’ve thought about this a lot as I have gone back and forth through the Bronx while travelling. I always thought of the Bronx as pretty much the worst part of New York, but now whenever I drive through it I feel so happy. The topography and the woods. The architecture. It’s so lovely.

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J.D. Ho was born by the sea, raised on a rock, schmoozed in Hollywood, drove to Austin, Texas for an MFA, and now lives among foxes and deer on a sliver of east coast green. J.D.’s work has appeared in Georgia Review, Missouri Review, Ninth Letter, and other journals. J.D. is the author of Backyard Alchemy, a new nonfiction collection from River River Books.