overheard on the Q60 8 min @ the midtown Hilton, NYC November 1 2012 She is the queen of 60. She reigns the only Queens bus that takes you all the way to Manhattan. She’s actually 55. No sleuthing necessary as she grills the young South Asian on her way Read more…
Just Kids by Patti Smith 8 min in Central Park, NYC Shut up, shut up, shut up. Shut. Up. Too late, I can see the hurt before I’ve even shut my mouth. Even though your eyes are unflinching, it’s like looking at a fresh wound as life oozes out. I Read more…
The Chaperoneby Laura Moriarty 8 min @ the dining table “Hey.” “Hey.” She sounded bright and expectant. He nodded to invisible music. He was still stunned that he had actually called her name out. Loud enough that she heard. And that she stopped. She even smiled and turned back. The Read more…
The Sense of an Endingby Ann Patchett, Vogue, Sept 2012 8 min @ Kalendar Restaurant “No, I haven’t done it. I suck at breaking up! I’m a six year old emotionally. I can’t ever pull the trigger because I don’t want to be the bad guy. I hate being hated. Read more…
W.B. YeatsThe Oxford Dictionary of Quotations 8 min @ the rooster cafe His cheeks were red and chapped from too much sun. The satin red shirt was an unfortunate wardrobe choice. But Saturdays were for romance and romance was best performed in red. Anders’ grandfather had been a great heartthrob Read more…
Changing My Mindby Zadie Smith 8 min @ Saving Gigi “There was no foundation, clearly.” Mim exhaled a laser thin stream of blue smoke off to the side. Karin focused on the mole attached to Mim’s upper lip, she knew another indictment on the demise of her marriage was imminent. Read more…
The Body Artist by Don DeLillo 8 min @a table in Toronto “What the hell?” He grabbed her wrist before she could make contact with his jaw. She’d landed a solid punch in the past so he knew how effective her flinty little fists were. He gripped her shoulder with Read more…
Mormon tour guide @ Cove Fort, UT Lynn-Marie closed the Big Book and slid it back on the shelf. She picked up the receiver to check for the tone that signaled there was a voicemail message but no one had called. This was the second appointment that her sponsee had missed. Read more…