Happy Snow Day

This morning it is here. A fluffy, white duvet covering the roofs and fire escapes outside my window. Its coming has been reported for days, the Snowmageddon stacking 15 inches of the cold and wet stuff. Today, subways are crammed because driving seems suited only for the boldest. Schools and offices keep closed, flights are…

A Dog’s Life

If you happen to be in Manhattan, you may get the fine idea to take a stroll down Lexington Avenue. If so, you may happen to pass a small shop with big windows on both sides of the entrance, crowded by passer byes rubbing their noses against the glass, looking in. That will be the…

The Real Thing, Sketch

– Welcome to New York, buddy. That’ll be one dollar.     –Save it, dude! I’ve lived here all my life.    – Really? I came here from Russia two months ago!    – No shit? Welcome to NYC!   – Thanks …

The Real Thing

No matter how advanced we would like to think that we are, we are basically simple creatures. According to Maslow, one of our primary needs is the sense of belonging. So maybe we all like to think that we are allured by the unknown. That we long for the ever-winding road around the bend, the…

Through the Rain

It’s the 11th of September and I have decided to go to downtown Manhattan to Ground Zero. Of some reason, I push the decision ahead of me all day, and when I finally do stear for the subway station, it has passed eleven o’clock at night. The streets are sleek and dark from the rain…