When I first met Susan Shapiro, I was desperate. I had been kicked out of my parent’s house and spent two years drunk and high, scribbling mangled poetry in a railroad apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Then, my dad’s father died in the Midwest and his funeral and family trip—with Dad, […]
Michael William is originally from Bensonhurst but at an early age his father swallowed his pride and took a job as a house keeper for a wealthy family in Fairfield, CT in order to give his son a shot at a better life. Now Michael lives in Manhattan and […]
topic: EVENT medium: PHOTO In May 2010, PenTales Storytellers gathered in NYC to share perspectives on “Crime and Punishment.” Stories included Toby Miller’s “Night Point.”
Viola recently moved from Manhattan to Singapore to take her interest in Asia beyond the borders of NYC’s Chinatown. Unsurprisingly, she’s taking the East by storm: weekends in Bali, Durian hunting trips, and Burmese temples are all common fare for this adventuress. Beyond traveling the world, Viola is passionate about understanding what motivates […]
PenTales is a pretty awesome group of creative souls, if we may say so ourselves. We started in New York with just two people (Saskia and Stephanie). From there the project grew exponentially. We’ve had countless friends lend a hand or their apartments for salon nights. And, that’s basically the […]
Verity Oberg grew up with the allied forces in occupied Berlin, shaping her interest in contemporary history and urban development. After studying at New School University (NYC) and Humboldt University (Berlin), Oberg holds private tours of her hometown and recently completed an audio guide to Berlin. She works in the […]
Royal Young was born and bred on New York’s Lower East Side. He has chats for Interview Magazine and reports on the downtown’s changing arts and culture scene for The Lo Down.
Elise currently resides in Zurich where she works for a nonprofit organization and an Internet company. Passionate about books, at the age of 15 she wanted to open a children’s bookstore. Years have passed by, yet there remains a desire to develop the idea further. Still a bookworm, Elise always […]
