The News from Manhattan
Catch up on Garrison’s near-daily missives from New York, where he is sheltering in place with his family
Catch up on Garrison’s near-daily missives from New York, where he is sheltering in place with his family
New York seems to be returning to life, more lights, more traffic, more taxis. Meanwhile the pandemic has given us a greater appreciation of what we have.
Read MoreThe audiobook business is booming, thanks to people with long commutes, people on Stairmasters, people who like to fall asleep while listening to a book.
Read MoreOur girl left for school this morning. I miss her. I woke her up at 7 this morning, singing “What A Wonderful World,” with the line “I hear babies cry, I watch them grow, they’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know.”
Read MoreThinking about San Francisco today and that beautiful drive up Highway One across the Golden Gate Bridge and through the tunnel with the rainbow painted over it.
Read MoreI spoke with the humorist Calvin Trillin tonight who was enjoying his nightly whiskey. He said the Village is like Paris with all the outdoor dining, but no tourists.
Read MoreI was in radio for years and now my voice is thin and creaky, all the baritone notes are gone from disuse.
Read MoreThe doctor looked way down my throat / And told me to sing a high note
Read MoreThe chill of fall is in the air, doing my stretching exercises out on the terrace, looking out at the Upper West Side.
Read MoreThis is the test: who would you want to spend the whole day with for an entire week? Don’t marry until you know the answer.
Read MoreThe book is done, the writing and editing, and it’s going to the typesetter and so the author falls into a slight depression with the end of a long project.
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