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Tag Archives: subway
moral dilemma
i ran into this moral dilemma today while waiting for the train. Just as the train was arriving, i noticed a subway fare card falling to the tracks from the handbag of this person while she was removing her cellphone … Continue reading
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Tagged death, fare card, retrieve, subway, tomorrow, train, work
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excerpt from something that may become something else
I don’t’ seem to get out much these days, but the nice part about never going anywhere is that when you actually do go out somewhere, people are always so surprised to see you. which leads me to wonder if … Continue reading
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Tagged bus, bus driver, count, doorman, Dostoyevsky, gypsy music, hotel, identity, interstate, know, Montaigne, narcissism, orchestra, people, sardines, subway, The Brothers Karamazov
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strategies for vanquishing numbness, part 1
entrench yourself in memories of friends lost or forgotten eat yogurt finish the final 90 pages of The Brothers Karamazov lose money from your pockets as you emerge from the subway and then gaze in wonder as a stranger hands … Continue reading
an abrupt stop
i notice this particular pattern amongst people who tend to ride on subways. they all seem mildly irritated with me when the train comes to abrupt stops, and I lose my balance, and I topple over, upon them. some of … Continue reading
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Tagged apologies, balance, child-like, commuters, enunciation, pattern, people, sir, sorry, subway, train
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unlikely
my favorite moment in new york last week. on the subway. this guy seated next to me reading Essays by Montaigne…. he kept looking over my shoulder as I was pretending to read History of the Thirteen by Balzac, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Hamilton, Balzac, Montaigne, New York City, Park Avenue Armory, subway
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The Lost Pedestrian 