I ate noodles on a park bench while I watched them. Two kids were being assholes. Shouting after half-aged ladies once they were just far away enough to not exactly hear. “Is that a man? She’s more like an ape!” These boys were really bonding. We had two rows of trees with leaves as pink […]
Read More KidsJacob Riis is famous for having photographed the tenements in New York City. Real estate rules about rooms having windows, and indoor plumbing, and fire escapes, did not descend upon us from angels. The relative liveability of modern cities was won by Mr. Riis and other activists. Today is his feast day in the Anglican calendar. […]
Read More The LookLives at a walrus RPM, Like sun, burns yellow. Wears spots, and chucks himself along. On and on. Goin. Smiles. Eight chunky segments; he doesn’t diet. What ‘cha doin? Wha’s goin’ on? Eight, twelves, and other inconvenient numbers. He’s going by his own method, And he’ll see you when he gets there.
Read More Wind-Up 1: InchwormSt. Paul was a New Yorker. People from New York are recognizeable by their svelte builds, the glow of 14 karat cultural immersion, and the easy eyes that own everything and are never impressed. Two thousand years ago, you see, Rome was New York. Now it is a tourist trap. That might give New York […]
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