The Cat and The City
As I lowered the beam from my headlamp, it struck me that people in SoHo go through a lot more toilet paper than those up in the Bronx.
Erling Kagge • Walking: One Step at a Time
After dinner, Andy and I stopped by a bookstore that was next to St. Mark’s Comedy Club. Unorganized, lots of underground poetry, ended up getting “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” and a preface to Plato. I asked the guy if they had any Ed Sanders (his Tales of Beatnick Glory shaped my sense of history of this neighborhood). They had that same book, signed,
... See moreUchafu I WATCHED HER face, listening closely, just like it said in the book. But loud laughter from the kitchen made it difficult to concentrate. ‘Your bill,’ the waiter said through a leery grin, ‘Mr Dirty Bastard.’ I looked at him. ‘The word on your T-shirt.’ The T-Shirt was from a trendy city centre shop — be casual, be modern, the book said. I’
... See moreDavid Gaffney • Sawn-Off Tales
Weird. Food one minute, garbage the next.