Fickle City
Writing about the life of places
Fickle City is a writing project about cities as they are lived.
It publishes essays, photo pieces, and reflections on the everyday life of urban places; the work that sustains them, the craft that shapes them, and the changes that inform them. Rather than spectacle or travel writing, it focuses on the lived experience of urban life. It aspires to tell the stories of city dwellers from a broad spectrum of voices, from residents and community leaders to policy makers and academics. In doing so, Fickle City hopes to bring the s tories of our cities to life – inspiring, enlightening, provoking and transforming.
Fickle City pays attention to how cities feel from the inside. It is a space for careful observation, long and short form writing, and conversations about how places endure, adapt, and matter to those who live in them.
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COMING SOON!
Chapter 1: On Place Attachment
This chapter stems from an interest in exploring the impact that urban change has on place attachment – and vice versa.
Chapter 2: Crafting Community
Coming Next! For now, follow our series on exploring how place attachment informs – and is informed by – our built environment.
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