Maybe I should firstly explain what querencia means. The dictionary definition is lair, haunt, den, homing instinct but in reality it is any ‘place’ you feel safe in, happy in. By place I do not just mean a physical area such as beside the ocean, walking in a forest or sitting with a loved one but also engaging in something that fills your soul with joy. For me ‘writing and sharing my writing with others’ is my querencia. The physical space around me is not really important as much as the act of writing and the fellowship of other writers. I have written beside soccer fields & in gymnasiums, huddled in a corner of the library and alone in my bedroom. I become immersed in the worlds I create and my surroundings vanish – until of course a small voice asks “Is dinner ready yet?” As a writer laying down words is the way I find my soul’s ‘home’. This is where I am at my happiest. Ask yourself – Where am I when I feel at my happiest?? Do I have an ideal writing environment? If I do not write, how does that make me feel? Is it a location or an act that fulfils you?