Nostalgia

The scent of a room, the smell of the air, the sound of a 2005 hit song — a delicate emotion both filled with seduction and allure, but also an emotional echo of what is not present. It’s a time travel of sorts, allowing you to fully sink into the present moment, wishing it were of the past.

As we come into the holiday season of 2020, I feel this in my bones at every turn. A deep desire for the past, idolizing it past the point that I even knew at…