Place & Narrative
Against Kitsch: How a Town Grows Without Becoming a Costume
Kitsch is placelessness in costume. How a town can be discovered and grow without dissolving into the long bypass of identical pretty places.
June 24, 2026
Townward Field Notes
Field Notes
Essays and observations on place, hospitality, and the slow work of making towns more fully themselves.
Free for communities
The Stayover Test, seven reasons visitors leave your town too early.