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New York City

December 9, 2021

Last night I watched C. paint, and she moved so quick and loose, belonging entirely to the moment as she swirled her ink across a massive canvas.

New York City

December 3, 2021

Sunset: 4:28pm. I encountered an exciting holiday scene this afternoon.

New York City

December 2, 2021

New York City. Sunset at 4:28pm, and a new supermoon is on its way. Over the next two weeks, I’ll look at the city more closely, hoping to etch its jangle and hum into a well-worn memory.

New York City

December 1, 2021

Cloudy skies and temperatures holding steady in the forties. The United States detected its first case of the Omicron variant today.

New York City

November 18, 2021

“When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.”

New York City

November 14, 2021

I was heaving and hauling myself across 85th Street when something clicked.

New York City

November 13, 2021

Sunset: 4:39pm. A waxing gibbous moon. Returning to the nostalgic music of my youth.

New York City

My favorite moment of the year.

Last night the clocks fell back an hour, and it’s my favorite moment of the year because we create more night.

New York City

I seem to remember less and less.

There’s a new supermoon tonight. Embrace speed. Groove on distraction. Let everything get garbled and weird.

New York City

Writing for whoever might find it.

Sunset: 5:51pm. Partly cloudy in New York with a high of 60 degrees and lows dipping into the 40s at last. Now begins my favorite season.

New York City

My brains are still in the desert.

A waning crescent moon on Halloween with a high of 64 degrees. I think I’ve had enough input. Enough inspiration.

New York City

October 15, 2021

A sunny Friday in October with a high in the 80s, and it’s startling to see Christ looking so human, so plain.

New York City

October 14, 2021

The first rituals began to make sure the sun would rise each morning, and I often wonder what the last ritual will be.

New York City

A perfect crescent dangled over the street.

Sunset: 6:20pm. A first-quarter moon. A high of 72 and another humid night that feels like the wrong season.

New York City

October 10, 2021

Sunset: 6:22pm. The clean winds of autumn have yet to arrive. I’d like to read Herodotus someday.

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