Category: Spirit Worlds
Mythology, folklore, and the ancient human hunger for what lies beyond the visible.
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The 7 train from Manhattan to Queens carries the weight of the whole world
The 7 train from Grand Central to the US Open at Flushing Meadows. Thirty minutes. Every face a closed country. Every station a moment where everything could have gone differently — if you had lifted your foot and placed it elsewhere before the doors closed. I have been thinking about it for weeks. Read more
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Something strange happens to the human body when it believes it is about to die.
I was walking the entire length of Manhattan when it happened. I had started that morning on the Upper East Side, moving south through the long grid of the city on a summer’s day, and by the time I reached the streets of lower Manhattan, the light had changed. The buildings pressed closer. I could… Read more