Category: Cities
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Weather NYC App : Micrometeorology Keeps Me Dry
Seldom do I review apps because… because. But I’m constantly surprised by how few New Yorkers know of the best Weather NYC app out there. It uses micrometeorology and helps me stay out of the rain. Basically, when we’re under an awning in Midtown or stuck in a subway in Brooklyn and we need to…
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New York Dictionary : Choose Your Own Coffee Beans
Here’s how New Yorkers communicate that you must choose your coffee beans and roasts by hand:
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The Beautiful Complexity of a Tiny Town or ” Break Up in a Small Town is a Beehive Kicked “
People talk often of the busy city street, especially in regard to New York City, assuming this translates to complexity. But cities are simple. An elegance keeps the taco maker in the taco truck, the novelist in his hovel, and the billionaire in his corner office. People I know talk about how they wish they…
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Snow day according to Wm. Paul Young
“A snow day is God’s way of enforcing Sabbath on the world.” — Wm. Paul Young Here are some pictures of our last snow day with our neighbor Tom — who’s a freaking chess grandmaster — our dog Echo (so named because her dad — me — is a narcissistic bastard) and my bride. Also,…
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Boys Kissing Boys
I kiss guys. No I’m not gay (I’m not even bisexual anymore). And no it’s not sexual. I just greet other men with kisses. Oh, it’s not every man I meet – only close friends that know me. The ones who know me seem not to mind. The ones that did mind at first are…
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New York Dictionary : Hand-Held
What New Yorkers think of when they hear “hand-held” :
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New York Dictionary : Sunblock
what New Yorkers think of when they hear sunblock :
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New York Dictionary : Car Lockout Kit
What car lockout kit means to a New Yorker:
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New York Dictionary : Walking Shorts
what New Yorkers mean when they say walking shorts :
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Uncon 2016: Author in Progress
We were never meant to go it alone and yet somehow the bad myth of the lone wolf artist persists. It shows up in the isolated anxiety attacks of writers preparing for their pitch slams at a massive conference, in the loneliness of presentations, in the alienation of large group lectures, and in the all-business-no-play…
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Writers Retreat and Going Off-Grid
Last week, I took a midweek writers retreat up to Salem, Massachusetts (of witchhunt fame) by way of Boston bus and train. The retreat was organized by those who organized the Writer Unboxed Uncon (the writing conference I won the scholarship to last year). It was informal and available to everyone who went to the conference, so…
