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A Happy Quarter-Pound

It’s been some time since I’ve written on here, but the clamoring masses should not blame me. Rather, they should blame what I’ve been eating, which is not my fault but that of the neighborhoods in which I’ve been dwelling. … Continue reading

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The Results of My Chinesying

The food came in record time—12 minutes, straight up frozen Bedford Ave. And what a haul! Get a load of this, world:   Total cost, with tip: $11

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Staying Shut In

A combination of reportery deadlines and ferocious weather—the tree outside my window has spent all morning bombarding the ground with ice shards—have compelled me to spend the day inside. This is a problem because: I need to do my laundry. … Continue reading

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Oat Will Do In A Pinch

What to eat when you wake up too early? I’ve already had breakfast twice—a bit of cereal and all of a banana save the bit that I discarded after it took a tumble to the carpet—but I’m still hungry. It’s … Continue reading

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Healthy Eating

In two areas of my life have I lately seen great improvement: Pastrami Breakfast pastries Both have required a two step process. Until a few weeks ago, I had only ever encountered pastrami that was as dry as shoe leather … Continue reading

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An A For A&A

I have returned to tell you that there is a magical coffee shop on 21st Street. Resting safely in a temporal vortex just east of Sixth Avenue, A&A is marked by a battleship grey sign so perfectly old fashioned as … Continue reading

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Exercises In Hairy Fish

I’m writing a play about hot chicken. Saying that aloud it sounds funny, but anyone who’s been paying attention knows this is something I’ve had on my mind. I’d rather be writing a gripping, thoughtful Baltimore crime drama, but that’s a subject … Continue reading

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Brave Decisions

I just did something insane. I was at the Shine Deli on 20th Street—a block north of my office—about to order my now-customary chicken salad on white toast. “Chicken salad on toast,” I said, and grunted when Mr. Deli Man … Continue reading

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I Feel Kinda Gross

Many curious things happened in the park just now. Whilst eating another of those lovely Shake Shack burgers, pondering the greasiness that was so delighting my tongue and confounding my thumbs, I was set upon by a pigeon! In the … Continue reading

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Writing’s More Fun When I’m Full

The Shake Shack burger is an inelegant construction. Poking out the top of its greasy wrapping, the contents push forward like the hanging belly of someone who can’t admit to a need for more roomy pants. Jealous of each other, … Continue reading

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