A "Triggering Town"

One of the powerful gifts of writing is that it allows us to explore things that resonate with us or intrigue us.  Some might call these our obsessions. A less ominous term for them is "triggers."  They are the things that make us go "hmmm..." 

Here is the essay I was referencing in class:  A Triggering Town. 
 It comes from the Poetry Foundation web site, which I visit a lot for poetry and information about poets and poetry theory. 

The prompt for this week was to write about your own "triggering town".