- that first night in August without air conditioning
- my first "real" writing job; I had an office that overlooked the Statue of Liberty
- a salary so low, I couldn't always afford the subway
- being fired from my first "real" writing job
- the stillness of winter mornings
- sad bastard Brooklyn folk music
- publishing my first poem in a physical magazine
- hoping I could avoid the dentist (I couldn't)
- not hearing the train after Day 3
- the stillness of winter mornings
- sad bastard Brooklyn folk music
- publishing my first poem in a physical magazine
- hoping I could avoid the dentist (I couldn't)
- not hearing the train after Day 3
- learning a lot about tea
- working in restaurants
- discovering Cornelia Street Cafe
- being adjacent to comedy and comedians who still inspire me.
- working in so many bars
- stairwell sex
- cocaine
- working in restaurants
- discovering Cornelia Street Cafe
- being adjacent to comedy and comedians who still inspire me.
- working in so many bars
- stairwell sex
- cocaine
- hidden gems
- not-so-hidden horrors
- getting busted for jumping the turnstile
- fighting in Brooklyn
- sneaking into 2 Kings of Leon shows
- smoking hand-rolled cigs with Matty
- falling in love 22 times
- getting my heart broken 23 times
- working the NYC marathon
- etc