It was 1:30 in the morning. I got off the D at Broadway-Lafayette. At the corner of Second and Houston a guy walked up next to me, close. He wore a pink T-shirt, which clung to his soft hips, baggy jeans, and flip-flops. He sang something in an affected New York theater voice. He glanced [...]

Over the years, I’ve taken my share of stuff off the free-for-all streets of New York. On good days in the East Village you could furnish an entire apartment. Of course, now that I’m moving out of the city, I have to let go of a lot of stuff. And what better way to do [...]

I’m in the throes of packing for the cross-country move. Today I finally boxed my ArtBin, which I’ve been carrying around since high school. It contains, among other things, charcoal, pastels, pencils, oilsticks, and other artistic supplies that I hope to use with some more regularity in the high desert of Arizona over the next [...]

I’m breaking my own rule (no food by the computer) to drink what will likely be one of my last ten or so Kudo Beans coffees. At the counter, the adorable barista with the bleached hair, surfer-girl look asked me if I went for a run every morning like Dan, who she sees trotting down [...]