Monthly Archives: January 2009

homesick

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i like to think that home is new york. my immediate family is peppered along the eastern seaboard, all within a few hours’ drive from each other, just close enough not to be a constant pain in the ass. and new york is where i … Read More

it lives

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the city is a living, breathing creature: the vendor in his miniscule hutch, hawking his wares to the world near the corner of st. marks and third avenue, a stereo blasting a variety of hip-hop, soul, reggae, and r&b, cheerfully greeting passers-by even in the … Read More

happy inauguration day

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i’ll be at work, but my boss will have the tv on. essentially a less-than-usually-productive day. i’ll be celebrating. will you?

the start of a new year

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one thing about having siblings with children: they have children. and those children–they infect you. a wee germ on a wee, lispy bit means practically nothing. the wee, lispy bit will still run around as if a fever was a mosquito to be swatted away, … Read More