The Politics of Twenty Fifth and Madison
So it began at the dry cleaners, at five past nine, when someone said a plane had hit the World Trade Center, and Chris, the Jamaican tailor, turned from his sewing machine in the front window and...
View ArticleDon Delillo and the Towers
Last week ABC and Ted Koppel had on a panel of authors to comment on what has happened to our city and our world – the always-awful Maya Angelou, the cliché-laden David Halberstam, and two better...
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Tom’s Restaurant
I took two of my kids to see the new Adam Sandler picture, “Little Nicky,” and there it was again, behind Sandler as he sniffed some flowers: Tom’s Restaurant at 112th and Broadway. When I was at...
View ArticleTo the woman on craigslist who wanted to know the difference between ‘booty...
To the woman on craigslist who wanted to know the difference between ‘booty call’ and ‘fuck buddy.’ (I figured she must be foreign so I addressed her as ‘Madame.’) Madame: In Re: the difference between...
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Cycles of Love, Sin, and Redemption at the Corner Bistro
They were to be three for drinks: Ralph, a writer; his friend Alex, another writer; and the young woman from the magazine, Jessie, who was Ralph’s connection. It was a modern kind of connection — Ralph...
View ArticleThe Politics of Twenty Fifth and Madison
So it began at the dry cleaners, at five past nine, when someone said a plane had hit the World Trade Center, and Chris, the Jamaican tailor, turned from his sewing machine in the front window and...
View ArticleDon Delillo and the Towers
Last week ABC and Ted Koppel had on a panel of authors to comment on what has happened to our city and our world – the always-awful Maya Angelou, the cliché-laden David Halberstam, and two better...
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Tom’s Restaurant
I took two of my kids to see the new Adam Sandler picture, “Little Nicky,” and there it was again, behind Sandler as he sniffed some flowers: Tom’s Restaurant at 112th and Broadway. When I was at...
View ArticleTo the woman on craigslist who wanted to know the difference between ‘booty...
To the woman on craigslist who wanted to know the difference between ‘booty call’ and ‘fuck buddy.’ (I figured she must be foreign so I addressed her as ‘Madame.’) Madame: In Re: the difference between...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cycles of Love, Sin, and Redemption at the Corner Bistro
They were to be three for drinks: Ralph, a writer; his friend Alex, another writer; and the young woman from the magazine, Jessie, who was Ralph’s connection. It was a modern kind of connection — Ralph...
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Cycles of Love, Sin, and Redemption at the Corner Bistro
Twice Told Tales is a feature that asks authors to revisit previously published pieces and write a brief introduction from their current vantage point. Cycles of Love, Sin, and Redemption at the Corner...
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