Archive for October, 2010
The Nurse
The old-lady in the wheelchair had hair that looked like white cotton candy, or like soft steel wool, which was blown backwards by the autumn wind, away from her dark-haired nurse, who cradled a phone in her right hand, her right shoulder cocked toward it, and whose cigarette was gently wedged between the first two […]
Filed under: people types, Upper West Side | 1 Comment
Unchanging
She sat with her back to a cypress tree, Her front to the river and to the six children, fanned in front like a peacock’s tail. They stood and watched her blankly, not speaking. Her knees were drawn to her chest, her Shoulders jerking up and down, her Hands covering her face, her Palms pressing […]
Filed under: children, faith, family, God, nature, parenting | 1 Comment
The Terrace
I walked out onto the terrace just now and could see stars. Which was unusual in New York City and more so because I didn’t have my glasses on. Metallic tiny pearls sitting atop the pre-war building to the west, on Riverside Drive, and to the east, over West End Avenue. Jupiter is soon to […]
Filed under: astronomy, Upper West Side | 1 Comment
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