The Last Straw
I was patient. I was kind. I was loyal. I was present. I was there... Now I'm gone... The last straw. Enough. Is enough. That's it. I'm gone. And so are you. For more NYC Trash Stories and insights into...Read More
Category: Personal
The discarded personal items of New Yorkers tell the most intimate and often overlooked stories.
Nine Lives
I gave you a home and a place to play, Knowing we'd have to move some day. You were my friend through a global disease, And you kept me sane during my lonely unease. And now we must go and...Read More
Technology Calling?
Listening is an important part of human communication. But sometimes we feel more connected to others via our technologies, which seems counterintuitive. Until we lose both. Lost headphones on 55th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. listen close say what?...Read More
What They Said
They said we were beautiful. They said we were intelligent. They said we were forever. That's what they said. ... Love is fleeting in New York City. Lost love in New York City unexpected endings never far from Starbucks kicked...Read More
You Missed Me
I was here Sitting Waiting For you. But you were Moving Too fast To see me And our future. You missed me. opportunity awaits your seat is closer than you think slow down before it's too late what you were...Read More
Born Onto a Rainbow
Colors are meaningful. Different colors create different meanings together. Too many human beings are born into shades of darkness, but not the young soul placed onto this soft rainbow, where loving eyes surely gazed upon it. Sidewalk crib, Hells Kitchen,...Read More
Book Ends for Introverts
Introverted New Yorkers will forever lament the demise of books in New York City. No matter how intimidating it felt to attend a friend’s social gathering or holiday apartment party, when social anxiety struck, there was always the bookshelf to...Read More
PPE Mask: 2020 Trash Item of the Year
The 2020 Trash Item of the Year is the now-iconic sky-blue face mask donned by our heroic healthcare workers, essential employees, and responsible science-believing New Yorkers across the City. This low-tech piece of healthcare equipment has saved countless lives, hospital...Read More
The Emotions of Snow
Snow in New York City is an emotional journey. Snowfall begins as a quiet, introspective experience, the white flakes wafting around buildings and cars like billions of dandelion seeds tethered to each other, silently settling down into windswept corners of...Read More
NYC: Finding Your Legs
Every New Yorker has days when life goes sideways. When our legs are swept out from under us and our world loses balance... You are surrounded by 8.5 million fellow New Yorkers, but your significant other is actually your spare...Read More
Alone Together
New York City has always been a uniquely lonely place for wayward souls that bend toward solitude in a scrambling throng of millions. Perhaps we find meaning in the penumbra of that juxtaposition, or perhaps we just ended up here...Read More
Goodnight, Walker
We all get old. Our bodies deteriorate. Our autumn arrives with its scattered leaves and cold, wet nights. And then we pass with the season. Goodnight, Walker, whoever you were. You will be missed. New York City Forever. Now more...Read More
A Requiem: NYC Apartment Plants
Plants absorb the wayward humanity of New York City. Our congested metropolis is expensive, stressful, and often void of the shapes and colors that human beings need to feel connected to nature and the larger universe. So New Yorkers take...Read More
Lost Innocence
New York City is a place of lost innocence. From broken dreams and life-changing mistakes to financial ruin and regretful relationships, this City feeds on lost innocence like a midnight raccoon in a Central Park trash can. And that’s a...Read More