The market for Homer’s epic poem is as crowded as a certain Ithacan palace, and publishers have had to get crafty to attract readers to their editions.
Some notable friends of Metropolitan Diary share their New York stories in the first of a special, limited series of columns marking the feature’s 50th anniversary.
Lovers’ quarrels on sidewalks, acts of kindness on public transportation, friendships forged under awnings in the rain, and so much more of the city’s daily poetry.
Few things make bedtime more palatable than a good story. It often serves as the bridge between reality and the waking world of dreams. However, on occasion, there are times the story spun before me is so intense, so stimulating, that I lie awake for hours lost in its seemingly endless lore and constantly looking over my shoulder, searching for a monster that will never come.