Every Tuesday around noon, I return home to grab a meal and retreat into my thoughts before returning to class. It also happens that at noon the children of PS 135 descend on the playground outside my window. I never get the retreat I’m hoping for. From my perch at my kitchen table, my window [...]
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Kiddos
November 25th, 2009 · Comments Off · Humor, Journalism, Manhattan, Upper West Side, Writing
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"Why I Write"
September 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Books, Writing
One of the things my mother stuffed my stocking with last Christmas was the book “Why I Write” by George Orwell. It’s part of the Penguin Books “Great Ideas” series. I found it to be a particularly painful read, but used it as my de facto subway book. I finally finished it on my trip [...]