Mr Beller’s Neighborhood is looking for non-fiction stories set in New York. A story should be reasonably short, vivid, specific, and true. It can recall a person or a place, or it can recall a experience that moved you. We’re interested in the distant past as much as the present. A story should be true to the facts. We don’t publish everything we get, but we publish some of it, and we want to hear from you.
Recent Stories
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The Clerk, the Librarian, the Hobbit and the Cop
by Christine Nieland 01/08/2012“This,” I realized, “I’ve got to see.” In and out of grass-roots politics my entire adult life, I’ve marched, demonstrated, phone-banked, written letters and e-mails, signed petitions, sold buttons, attended meetings, gone on the radio, made documentaries, and helped with organizational duties. Early this October, I had joined in one Occupy demonstration in Washington [...]
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Robbed in Bed-Stuy
by Hannah Sloane 01/08/2012“I was robbed in front of my apartment on Thursday night,” my ex told me the other day. “The guy said he had a gun.” “What?” I squawked, genuinely surprised. It was the week of Thanksgiving. We were meant to be discussing favorite trimmings alongside the turkey, not armed robbery. “So you’ve lost everything. Keys, [...]
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Bearded Strangers Unite!
by Rob Williams 01/08/2012I was sitting on a bench on the Lower East Side, waiting for an appointment with my barber, when a homeless lady came shuffling by, dressed in black rags. These were particularly witchy rags, it seemed to me, like she’d bought them at a store as part of a Halloween costume. Like in addition to [...]
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Recent Comments
Bearded Strangers Unite! (2)
- Robin: Well, well, well. I was writing my own OWS story, but you beat me to it! I really like the end–it voices...
- Janet Thayer: This story unfolds beautifully. I counted 4 manifestations of bearded heroes, if you grant that the old...
Robbed in Bed-Stuy (1)
- Alison: “Exciting in a bad way, obviously” lol love it, so true!
Gratuity (1)
- raad: love it!
Wurst Lust (10)
- Peter Wortsman: First, in response to Mr. Beller’s critique, as the author of the text he skewers, let me point...
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