Dear Philip, here your fellow Queen Mary 2 transatlantic traveler, hanging out with our doggies in the kennel area many hours 😝🐾Coming back to this to me deeply meaningful city in this way, and at this very bewildering time, was quite the experience. As you know, I moved to NY at 19 years old in 1985, what was meant to be a 6 months stint turned into a big chapter lasting until my mid-40ties. Coming from Europe & living there shaped my life profoundly. Living in NYC is like going to school of sorts. Living there will give you constant “food for thought”. I’m looking forward to all your undoubtedly keen observations!
Nice one Phil. I also really enjoyed hearing you read this. Much slower than my own pace and reminds me of listening to a poet or writer from the past. Keep that Scottish lilt in your voice along with ‘film’ and ‘tomato’ when you are crossing to the other side. It will be an adventure for you at sixty I’m sure and make you feel thirty again.
Fantastic piece of writing. I think it's quite hard for writers to take a serious bite at NYC. Looms large in so many ways. I propose an ongoing chronicle. Weekly dispatches. Like a modern newspaperman / poet / novelist. Tell me I'm wrong.
lovely Philip. Will look forward to more of these!
Dear Philip, here your fellow Queen Mary 2 transatlantic traveler, hanging out with our doggies in the kennel area many hours 😝🐾Coming back to this to me deeply meaningful city in this way, and at this very bewildering time, was quite the experience. As you know, I moved to NY at 19 years old in 1985, what was meant to be a 6 months stint turned into a big chapter lasting until my mid-40ties. Coming from Europe & living there shaped my life profoundly. Living in NYC is like going to school of sorts. Living there will give you constant “food for thought”. I’m looking forward to all your undoubtedly keen observations!
Thank you Maryse! I love your love of NYC
Fab Philip. I’m sure it will a period of fantastic adventure !
Thanks Keith!
Loved this Philip. Look forward to further observations. 💋
Gosh. Knee deep in fate. A phrase, and even more so, an image, that conveys so beautifully the trepidation and buffeting of these days!
Looking forward to more of your musings already. And it's special to hear you reading. Xx
Nice one Phil. I also really enjoyed hearing you read this. Much slower than my own pace and reminds me of listening to a poet or writer from the past. Keep that Scottish lilt in your voice along with ‘film’ and ‘tomato’ when you are crossing to the other side. It will be an adventure for you at sixty I’m sure and make you feel thirty again.
Haha! Thanks Steve. And po-em!
That was great Philip! I’m totally invested, I’m coming with you all the way on your journey to get to know NY🍏x
Fantastic piece of writing. I think it's quite hard for writers to take a serious bite at NYC. Looms large in so many ways. I propose an ongoing chronicle. Weekly dispatches. Like a modern newspaperman / poet / novelist. Tell me I'm wrong.
Thank you Richard. You’re not wrong.
Love it! More please!
I love this. And so lovely to hear your dulcet tones reading it out loud. I'm with Susan and coming along with you all the way. 💕