Americas
Rocks — On Staten Island
I knew Doug Schwartz briefly in college. We met on the cafeteria line once and chatted briefly. I was editor of the school newspaper; he was a poet. He wrote a poem about eggs and […]
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Europe
Bristol, England — Britain’s First City of Hanging Plants
Bristol calls itself Britain’s First Bicycling City; it could very well call itself Britain’s First City of Hanging Plants. If you’re unfamiliar with Bristol, it is one of Britain’s major cities; the largest one in […]
Americas
Randall’s Island NYC – Mysteries Revealed
New York City is a city made up of many islands and one peninsula. The peninsula is the borough of the Bronx, and then there’s Manhattan Island and Staten Island, and Brooklyn and Queens which […]
Americas
Del Mar, California
I was in San Diego recently. I spent three-quarters of a day in a place called Del Mar. It may be the nicest place in the world. God damned nice place. Ocean, trains, beach, fancy-dancy […]