Tag: New York City
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The New York Series, Part V
Excerpts from Formative: A Reconstruction of the Years That Changed Everything The following is the fifth part in The New York Series, a piece I’ve been working on that tells the stories of my grandparents and myself. If you’d like to start from the beginning, click here! Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash Kathleen, September 1963 Kathleen […]
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The New York Series, Part IV
Excerpts from “Formative: The Years That Changed Everything” Here we are, at one of my favorite parts in the story of my grandparents! The following is the (TRUE!) story of how they met. Valentine’s Day. School dance. 1963. Want to know what happened before this? Catch up here. Photo by Andrew Knechel on Unsplash Kathleen, February 1963 […]
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The New York Series, Part III
Excerpts from “Formative: The Years That Changed Everything” Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash A little confused? Want to read the first two parts? Catch up here. Tommy, March 1961 He felt suspended, on edge, hopeful. A few weeks ago he found out that somehow, he’d managed to score well enough on the SAT to get a […]
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The New York Series, Part II
Excerpts from “Formative: The Years That Changed Everything” Part II already? A little confused? Maybe you missed Part I? Catch up here. As mentioned before, the following is digital excerpts from my largest body of work to date, “Formative: The Years That Changed Everything.” This is highly personal, heavily researched, and illustrated best as a […]
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The New York Series, Part I
Excerpts from “Formative: The Years That Changed Everything” Courtesy of Unsplash Graduations, weddings, children, new careers: life’s grand scale begins to shift and change in your twenties. Decisions that are seemingly small ripple in echoes across decades, imprinting on a life. In this story, we’re all in our twenties. It’s the first question I asked each […]