Tag: Public Library

• Bryant Park On A July Afternoon

  I remember a time, back in the 1970’s and ’80’s when Bryant Park was a certain kind of place for a certain kind of person. I was not one of those people. There was a public restroom…a small stone building on 42nd Street.  If you entered to use the urinal, in the day, in the…

  patrickjegan

  July 18, 2015

  Blogging, Creativity, Everyday Events, Memories, New York City, non-fiction, Objects of Beauty, Public Parks, Real Personal History

  42nd St., Bryant Park, NYC, Public Library

• The Preference For Fog On The Downtown Bus

  The M1 bus stop where I was standing was on 5th Avenue and 98th Street.  It’s across the avenue from Mount Sinai Hospital.  It wasn’t raining…it was a downpour.  My flimsy $5.99 umbrella protected my head and shoulders but little else.  The front half of each shoe was soaked.  My outside flap of the shoulder…

  patrickjegan

  April 22, 2015

  Blogging, Creativity, Everyday Events, Love, New York City, non-fiction, Real Personal History

  blood type, central park, downtown bus, fifth avenue, fog, hematologist, lovers in the rain, Madison Sq Park, mount sinai hospital, NYC, NYU, Public Library, puddles, rain, spring flowers

• Between Patience and Fortitude

  Despite what my weather app informed me about this afternoon–that the temperature was heading toward the low 40’s, I’m still having the feeling that my wool jacket (more of a pea coat) is merely for show.  The cold wind slices through me like a Triscut dips through Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Hummus. I’m chilled…

  patrickjegan

  March 3, 2015

  Blogging, Ghost Story, New York City, Real Personal History, Travels

  5th Avenue, Bob Dylan, ghost story, New York City, novel, Public Library, reading rooms, winter in New York City, writing