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Ermenegildo Zegna window display, New York
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This is mostly Falsettos told in dual pre-canon and post-canon timelines. It follows Whizzer from 1975 until 1982 and a couple of months in Marvin's life after the musical. I added a couple of my own characters since I wanted the fic to have a wider worldview of the AIDS crisis and the way it devastated the gay community (specifically in New York). I have two chapters out and I’ll probably update it on a weekly or biweekly basis.
Symphony in the making
A fountain near Central Park
new york, new york
grand central smelt of pennies, ticket stubs, and desperation at 5:15 am.
"where're you headed?" the worker asked.
where was he headed? he didn’t realize leaving meant going away. but to go far enough to be folded into memory or far enough to be followed? would his wife search for him?
"connecticut.”
no comment; the worker printed a slip and took his money mechanically.
he needed a congratulations, deserved one for his decision. but who would congratulate a man abandoning his wife?
new york, new york 🖤
“he wished being alive always felt this good”
Endangered species
Balto (East Drive at 67th Street) commemorates the Siberian husky that delivered medicine to children in Alaska during a diphtheria epidemic.
new york city/newark airport landscapes
Prospect Ave. & E. 149th St., Bronx, (1989 & 1992)
It's a Popeye nowdays
RUN MAN RUN by CHESTER HIMES (REVIEW)
quickly: a witness in a cold-blooded murder case is stalked and hunted by the gunman (1960’s new york city vice patrol / a bigot with a badge / working the night shift / automats and lunch counters / crossing 110th street / crossing the blue line / cats vs. mice / “did he use a silencer or was he silenced” asked oprah / going by way of Fat Sam / double crossing and double-talking / hot head with a hot rod / stairwell chases / parking lot shootouts / man against the world).
Jimmy is a Harlem youngster working nights at a cafeteria factory when a drunken maniac detective is overcome by white psychosis and kills all of his co-workers in cold blood. By a stroke of amazing grace, he survives the attack, but his survival places him in the crosshairs of a certified psycho who is set on eliminating all witnesses.
Don’t pick this up if you aren’t ready to sprint. This one-day read is a fast-paced NYC crime thriller full of race-based angst, socioeconomic division, and catchy 50s and 60s one-liners. Reading between the lines of this action-packed thriller, you’ll find poignant observations on race and interesting opinions on gender. Add a tablespoon of sex, jazz, and liquor, and you’ve got yourself a good time.
★ ★ ★ ★ Short, fast, and loud.
Living Room Library in New York Inspiration for a sizable open concept living room library remodel with gray walls in a transitional style.