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“Expectations Rant” by Ezra Wolkenfeld, Washington Heights

“Expectations Rant” by Ezra Wolkenfeld, Washington Heights

CHANGE This story was shared at a PenTales event themed “Great Expectations” So, I was thinking about the theme of the night, and I realized that expectations actually play a huge role in my life. To be completely honest, as someone who lives most of their life inside their own […]

“The Grass is Less Green on the Other Side” by Ezra Wolkenfeld, Washington Heights

“The Grass is Less Green on the Other Side” by Ezra Wolkenfeld, Washington Heights

topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT as shared at the PenTales event themed “Borders” When I first decided I was going to move to New York for some amount of time, which was by complete and utter dumb coincidence shortly after Meira (my girlfriend) decided she was going to NY, and after […]

“Jack’s Ciggies” by Danny Hoffman, Washington Heights

“Jack’s Ciggies” by Danny Hoffman, Washington Heights

topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT as shared at a PenTales event themed “Borders” Watch Danny tell his story on Youtube! Finally, time for a smoke.  Jack reached into his jacket pocket as he walked down the street away from the restaurant.  His three-hour dinner with Marcus had been pleasant enough, but […]

“Freedom” by Naomi Rosenblatt, Washington Heights

“Freedom” by Naomi Rosenblatt, Washington Heights

topic: CHANGE medium: TEXT as shared at a PenTales event themed “Freedom and Power” Sometimes – usually when I’m avoiding real responsibility – I juice up my laptop and pull up old files of things I’ve written. Essays, usually.   Or long, aimless letters to family, friends… former friends.  It’s an innocent, soothing […]

“Three Queens” by Anna Matussek, Paris

topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT as read at a PenTales event themed “Royalty” Once upon a time there were three queens in three kingdoms far, far away. The first, Amaleia, the queen of the land of dust, was queen by birthright, due to the lack of male sibling and so on. […]

“The Night Point” by Toby Miller, NYC

topic: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT medium: TEXT as told at a PenTales event themed “Crime and Punishment”  In the empty church, he still found it hard to get his bearings once the lights were turned out and he was left to guard the vast place alone from a little desk by […]

“A Handful of Quiet” by Jody Jenkins, Paris

“A Handful of Quiet” by Jody Jenkins, Paris

topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT The maison rouge was neither a house nor red. It was a hotel painted in a powdery, pastel green that rubbed off like chalk on your fingers. And the soot from chimneys and the exhaust of the endless stream of cars that choked the narrow Rue […]

“Just Another Day” by Nicholas Clarke, London

“Just Another Day” by Nicholas Clarke, London

topic: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT medium: TEXT As shared at a PenTales event themed “Crime and Punishment” I’d love to start by saying it was an extraordinary day, but it wasn’t. It really was just another day. I’d got up, had breakfast, kissed my fiancé goodbye, taken the tube to work, […]

“So, Great Expectations” by James Creedon, London

topic: DREAMS medium: TEXT So, great expectations. I’m not a particularly imaginative person, so in pouring forth my thoughts on these two words for the next five minutes, I’ll take inspiration from a) Paris, b) my love life or lack thereof, and c) my job, which together probably account for […]