Back in Germany

I woke up in the attic. At Rheinterassen Rees. Outside I can hear the boats go by. It is a comforting low hum. On the River Rhine I have seen…

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Advent in Brooklyn

Advent in Brooklyn Already two bottles of liquor on the counter at Meat Market. Customer appreciation, the Brooklyn-Italian way. It produces a feeling akin to the season’s first airing of…

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RIP Leonard Cohen

“Everybody got this broken feeling like their father or their dog just died.” Leonard Cohen, ‘Everybody Knows’ A week is a long time in politics. How different a country do…

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New York to Chicago

Fri, Oct 21st 2016 Train 49 Penn Station to Union Station 4.17pm At Penn Station on a Friday afternoon. I forgot about that part. Discomfort. Crowds. Too much luggage. On…

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