Why I Reluctantly Gave Up on My Dream of Living in New York City

Susan Poole
8 min readSep 26, 2022

But what a great place to visit!

Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash

Pinch me!

I’m living a long-time dream today — even if it’s only for a few hours.

I’m sitting in a Midtown Manhattan coffee shop with my laptop open, spinning thoughts into words and wondering why it’s taken me so long to find my way here.

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Susan Poole

Mother, lawyer, nonprofit executive, breast cancer survivor, and aspiring author. Recently left her day-job to write about topics that she’s passionate about.