#new york

36' bronze octopus

things that don't belong on the 9/11 memorial site

Sep 16, 2024

daylight savings day

AKA, the start of hiking season

Mar 12, 2024

one year I’ll piss my diaper at the center of the world as they reset the calendar

impressions from the night before the bang

Dec 31, 2023 • Michael Dean

Waterfalls, Synesthesia, Union Square Travel Agency

Aug 17, 2023 • Michael Dean

A brief moment of kayak consciousness

Jun 11, 2023 • Michael Dean

I went into the city on Saturday to meet up with Isabel in person for the first time. On a walk from Penn Station to Bryant Park, I decided to write…

Apr 2, 2022 • Michael Dean

Wilbur Doyle and the Walking Distance Mysteries

Here's a short-story based on my whacky, real-life neighbor Wilbur Doyle. We often ignore the strange realities that are just next door.

Dec 8, 2021 • Michael Dean

Late for the Airport

001 The Cross Island Parkway Our flight to San Francisco takes off in under an hour, but here we were, the three of us, bouncing along a foggy Cross…

Jul 5, 2021 • Michael Dean

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