Peter Wortsman
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Stories
Selected Observations on Urban Fauna
From All Over about Green-Wood Cemetery, monk parakeet, seagull, squirrel, urban faunaPublished on: 03/11/2023
Washington Square, A Place Apart
From Greenwich Village &West Village about Pocket-sized statue, Washington Square Park, West VillagePublished on: 12/03/2022
Selected Observations on Urban Fauna
From Greenwich Village &Manhattan about ants, dust mites, firebugs, insects, Washington Square ParkPublished on: 05/15/2022
Selected Observations on Urban Fauna
From All Over about fetus, mice, Pigeons, sonogram, SubwayPublished on: 01/23/2022
Never Mind the Notes
From Gramercy Park &Murray Hill about chords, Curry Hill, Duke Ellington, guitar, homeless, intervals, jazz, Murray Hill, Music, music theory, PianoPublished on: 09/27/2020
Nostalgia for the Norm
From Greenwich Village about Covid-19, isolation, masks, new norm, separation, virus, West VillagePublished on: 05/10/2020
The Third Line
From Bronx &Brooklyn about Nuns, phones, telephones, throat cancerPublished on: 02/23/2020
The Spirit Tree
From Jackson Heights about fir tree, Hurricane Donna, treePublished on: 04/28/2019
The Sultry Scent of Formaldehyde
From East Village &Queens about biology, dissection, frogs, science, Stuyvesant High SchoolPublished on: 03/10/2019
After the Storm
From All Over about After the storm, Apartment Life, Crime and Punishment, On the Subway, Sweet and Sour, TransportationPublished on: 12/28/2012
A Forgotten Game
From Jackson Heights about childhood, Education, In Search of Lost Time, Old New York, Sports & Recreation, Sports and Recreation, Sweet and SourPublished on: 03/27/2012
A Requiem for Secondhand Books
From Greenwich Village &West Village about Art and Performance, Bookstores, Redeeming the InanimatePublished on: 07/01/2011
Wurst Lust
From Jackson Heights &Uncategorized about Bloch and Falks, In Search of Lost Time, kosher, Old New York, pork, Refugee, Restaurants and Bars, sausage, Schaller and Weber, wurstPublished on: 04/11/2011
Have I Heard of You?
From Chelsea about post office, writers, writingPublished on: 02/28/2011
Beat It!
From Queens about Art and Performance, On the Subway, QueensPublished on: 01/30/2011
Where Is Singer?
From Murray Hill about DisguisesPublished on: 12/13/2008
The I of the Tiger
From Midtown about Animals, Art and PerformancePublished on: 02/23/2008