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Stories with keyword: new york city

A Muffin Appears

Joanne is a free spirit who’s worked as a circus aerialist and a touring theatre performer, and her new Argentinian boyfriend (and ESL student) Alejandro is somewhat the opposite – clean cut, responsible and stable. When Joanne invites him to … Continue reading →

Keywords Alejandro, Argentina, art, barter, Black Rock City, boyfriend, Burning Man, camp, desert, drugs, dust, dust storm, ecstasy, ESL, gay, Live story, muffin, mushroom, New York City, non-English speaker, NYC, party, psychedelic, queer, Radical Faeries, relationship, sculpture, teacher, tent, trampoline

Both Sides Now

Tara grew up a working class kid in Queens, dividing her time between her divorced parents — one side Italian, one side Irish. She had tough street smarts, and, at the same time, a secret love for literature, especially Shakespeare. … Continue reading →

Keywords accent, adjective, baby, college, divorce, dyke, education, gay, girlfriend, glbtqia, grammar, intelligence, IQ, Irish, Italian, King Lear, lesbian, Lesbian storyteller, literacy, Manhattan, money, New York, New York City, pregnant, pregnant teen, Queens, queer, Radio, scrappy, self-esteem, Shakespeare, smart, stereotypes, street smart, upper-class, working class, writer

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