MY PRIVATE CONEY presents IT WAS HER NEW YORK, the short stories that accompany the work-in-progress video and photo collection of the same name (myprivateconey.com - media link - IT WAS HER NEW YORK). The stories and the media explore the tender rubble that holds both my mother, Florence's and New York's soul as one disappears into old age and the other into gentrification. All are real observations and/or experiences with very little tall-tale telling.
Except when it makes the story better.
Please visit myprivateconey.com for additional information and sample works.
Moscot on the Move
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*On the occasion of their big move from one corner of Orchard and Delancey
to the other, Moscot invited me to spend some time touring the shop and
talking ...
What Irritates You? Monday
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Allergies. That's what irritating me today. I've been allergic to dairy,
fragrance and tobacco smoke for ages so I'm used to that. This is the very
firs...
Commuting Adventures, Chapter 663
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In Manhattan, rich people ride buses and subways, right alongside you and
me. In Bloomberg’s world, this means that mass transit has to work –
because thos...
marrying ken ferris, a blove (blog/love) letter
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(a love letter to my husband because our 20th – yes, 20th – anniversary is
coming up in 3 days) Dear Ken, Thank you. Thank you for loving me, for
loving me...
Missing Foundation and Mike Taibbi’s "Cult of Rage"
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In 1988, "ace" reporter Mike Taibbi (yes, the father of Matt Taibbi, whom
we hold in great esteem) produced and aired a 3-part expose on the satanic
cult...
Lost in Translation - a painting progression
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My new favorite; pictures speak louder than words so I think this one needs
very little explanation -- here's how it happened: Once again, facial
issues. A...
(Doberman Pinscher) Egypt – Medium – Male
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Please CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND WEBSITE for the latest Social Tees
news!. www.facebook.com/SocialTeesAnimalRescue & www.socialteesnyc.orgEgypt
is li...
2013 Dance Parade
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At the end of the parade route, on St Mark's Place and Avenue A. See many
more photos here.Copyright Gog in NYC 2013 at thegoglog.blogspot.com
[[ This is a...
El tiempo es amigo, si estas donde estas
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Es la frase de una canción que me gusta y robo.
Tengo que continuar amigándome con el tiempo de las cosas, no solo la piel.
Y de repente viene el eclesiast...
Claire’s Game
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by Raphael Moser The miner’s strike Performed by a reenactment society The
artist stages the scene The producer conducts a selective interview With
cutaway...
Private Colleges Propogate Wealth Gap
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A recently released report found that private colleges are keeping the poor
in debt while giving wealthier students a leg… Continue Reading
The post Priv...
"A Walk in the Park" Now Available on Amazon!!!
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Yes, it has happened! After a couple of false starts my very first e-book
is now available on Amazon.com! Needless to say I am immensely happy about
it.
T...
Branton Blessings
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So many memories have flooded my mind since my brother, Jason, called last
week to tell me Leo Branton died. Hard to figure out where to begin but one
of t...
In Memoriam: Lloyd M. Rucker, 1957-2013
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The Chelsea community is united this week in mourning the passing of one of its own, artist Lloyd M. Rucker. Although the exact circumstances of Lloyd’s deat...
note to self
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A fisherman saw a sea turtle, and without anchoring his boat, dove for it.
Upon surfacing with the turtle, he found his boat had drifted away. He let
go of...
PROOF: It's Never Too Late to Change!
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*Is there a change you've been resisting?*
I’ve had some proud moments in my life - after all I have a son who was a
Yale student athlete drafted by the C...
Gulf War II: 10th Anniversary
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This week was the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. How
quickly times flies. I’d come down to NY that winter after a few months
back in Cana...
"Whoever discovers what these sayings mean"
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My grandfather started it.
Sitting at the dining room table, my grandparents, my father and I forming
a perfect north, south, east and west compass. He sta...
Dosso
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I was fortunate to find an image of this painting by Dosso Dossi (from
1520) online. It was wedged inside my brain in some far-off corner of my
decrepit...
Day 91
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What I beautiful composition, this beauty Rose.
With all of her self proclaimed textures
and patterns and
colors
set in front to the natural, subdued tone...