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A Verizon Connection
by Fran Giuffre 03/14/2013Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
The buzzer rang and I jumped like I always do. It was a loud, harsh cross between a buzz and a ring that seemed to annoy even the cat, judging by the way she raised her head, giving me that look, before settling back to sleep. I tossed the book I was reading to the [...]
The Wild Turkeys Of Staten Island University Hospital
by Tom Diriwachter 04/17/2012Neighborhood: Featured, Staten Island
Wild turkeys roam the grounds of Staten Island University Hospital. When my mother was hospitalized in April 2011 with a respiratory infection, I had the opportunity to observe them in detail. Turkeys stand around a lot, sort of like escaped mental patients who suddenly find themselves free, but then what. One day, they might be [...]
The Afflicted
by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh 07/21/2004Neighborhood: East Village
It is winter, it is night, it is cold and I can feel deep down inside of me a bug of some sort beginning to develop. It is far away in my feet, beginning to make my feet ache, but soon I know it will creep up my legs and into my torso and that [...]
