The Only Thing Weathered Was His Hat
Around mile seven of the Bronx 10-miler, I find the perfect walking mentor. Then he checks his watch.
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I Bought a Ticket and the Spirits Were Dancing
I buy a ticket to Rhiannon Giddens at Carnegie Hall, and the ceiling opens. A novel walks through it. Six weeks later, the same voice carries me home.
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How Hearing Loss Changed My Perspective on Sound
On losing my hearing, mishearing my way into better stories, and the tools I resisted before they gave me back more than they cost. Pick pocketers, a man named Jordie,…
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The Day Before Tomorrow
In a high-rise elevator on Amsterdam Avenue, a 90-something neighbor with a fading memory stopped time and reminded us that today is the only day that matters.
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The Stage Before the Stage
Thirty years producing concerts in New York City, and a 16-year-old about to take the stage at Lincoln Center just stopped me in my tracks. On the magic of the…
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Navigating Life Lessons on a NYC Subway
A stranger named Brendan on a Brooklyn subway platform said exactly the right thing at exactly the right moment. On NYC connections, Mercury in retrograde, and the people who show…
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Crushed Velvet: Lenny’s Suit
It was 1997. Sotheby’s was auctioning Leonard Bernstein’s estate, and I found myself alone in a private room with his crushed velvet suit. On genius, memory, and what we reach…
Read MoreThe NYC Lockout Adventure: Grace, Humor & Feline
Locked out of my own NYC apartment after a long day, with Hugo watching from the other side of the door. On grace, humor, and the particular comedy of city…
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Embracing Contradictions: Yoga and City Life
Finding stillness in a very hot room in a very loud city. On yoga, contradiction, and the particular peace of sweating in a small studio under a New York City…
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