New York and ... stuff.

As most of you know I've been away. Hence my absence from this blog. But now I'm back!

I spent 10 days in New York on my own, took a day trip to New Haven, Connecticut, for a TV interview on CT Style (click here to watch!), and on my way home I headed to Atlanta for a night to meet a few blogging buddies. There is SO much to tell you and show you, I really don't know if I should bore you with the details, but maybe ... maybe I can squeeze in a few visual highlights:

Note: Some of the photos aren't that great, because when you're on your own, and have to ask passers by to take shots of you, you can't really get fussy now, can you? Haha. I loved travelling on my own, but this photo issue was definitely a problem.

View from the Empire State Building

Times Square

Um ... do I really need to tell you what this is?

Central Park

Outside the Natural History Museum I saw them filming the new TV series, Power, created by 50 Cent. That's Omari Hardwick, and Lela Loren in the photo. I also got a photo of the back of 50 Cent's head. Haha! :-)

Brooklyn Bridge

Um ... sorry, didn't you know? Johnny is made of wax. :-)

Ice-skating at the Rockefeller Center

Yup. This is SO COOL.

Meet up with New York literary agent, Katharine Sands, who is teaching with me at the Homeric Writers' Retreat & Workshop on the Greek isle of Ithaca next year.

I finally met the fabulous Matthew MacNish and Nicole Ducleroir!

... and Zoe C. Courtman!

... and JM Diaz and Schwa Michaels (right)!

... and Jadie Jones! Stupid me forgot to get a photo ... :-(

Without further ado, I shall leave you with a poem I wrote while I was away.

Have a great week, all!

Statue of Liberty

A couple stand at the railing.

She says: hey, it's pretty neat.

He says: Yeah. Let's go back. I need coffee.

A seagull squawks.

A helicopter propels

me to look up

at her grand stature.

A zero degree breeze

chills a tear

as it slides from the corner

of my eye to my temple.

Who needs coffee

in the presence

of so much freedom?

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I'm heading to New York City and I need your advice ...

On November 29, I head to New York for ten days.

On my own.

It's a little scary, and daunting, especially since I have a TV interview lined up on December 4, to talk about Bitter Like Orange Peel on CT STYLE in New Haven, CT. (I have to jump on a train from New York to New Haven at 6AM to make my 9AM appointment.)

But I'm also excited. I've bought myself a New York Pass and intend to see as many of the 'must-sees,' and do as many of the 'must-dos' as possible: Broadway here I come!

And to get an even bigger bang for my buck, I've decided to make this a "research trip." I'm going to write an entire poetry book called TEN (working title) about my observations in New York City. This means I'd also like to check out some places that aren't the typical touristic fare.

Are there places where local artistic types frequent that wouldn't be listed in any guidebook? Or places of interest that aren't advertised as such? Please tell me your recommendations! But remember, I'm alone, so please don't send me anywhere you wouldn't walk through without company, because I'm paranoid like that. :-)

Please tell me in the comments, or email me. I'd REALLY love to know!

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