No. 158 - Vignette 2: The Dinner
1,429 Words. 6 Minute Read. Part 2 of 2.
This is a story about a dinner in SoHo, NYC, in the spring of 1972, with Graydon Carter of Vanity Fair, writer Fran Lebowitz, film producer Robert Evans, founding member of the Grateful Dead Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and writer Hunter S. Thompson. The story is fictional but historically accurate.
No. 157 - Vignette 1: The Invitation
1,452 Words. 6 Minute Read. Part 1 of 2.
This is a story about a dinner in SoHo, NYC, in the spring of 1972, with Graydon Carter of Vanity Fair, writer Fran Lebowitz, film producer Robert Evans, founding member of the Grateful Dead Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and writer Hunter S. Thompson. The story is fictional but historically accurate.
No. 132 - From Manhattan to a Mobile Home
711 Words. 3 Minute Read.
I can’t bear the thought of losing my edge. For every experience in Manhattan, I need a place like this in Texas. It wasn’t by accident that I ended up here. Was it God or my subconscious? My money’s on both.
No. 118 - Sleeping on the Staten Island Ferry
1,236 Words. 5 Minute Read.
It didn’t take too long to figure out the ferry was my only option. Shortly thereafter, an email arrived confirming what I was hoping to avoid: my flight was canceled. I sat on the train bewildered. I didn’t want to spend the night on the ferry, but I would if I had to. My gut started to rot with anger and shame.
No. 98 - A Two Star Michelin Restaurant in NYC
665 Words. 2 Minute Read.
I received a dinner invitation to a highfalutin downtown restaurant named SAGA. Being a non-foodie, I didn’t bother looking it up, but a few courses caught my attention, namely the Kristal caviar and beef tenderloin with truffles.