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Monks of the Order of Saint Marilyn

August 8, 2010 Forrest Gerke

Marilyn Monroe in a moment of divine revelation

Recently, I was exposed to an apartment that chilled me to my very core, and the pair of old queens who inhabited it.

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In Employment, Manhattan, New York City, Personal Narrative
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White people really DO eat fried chicken

July 28, 2010 Forrest Gerke

"Harlem Grandmothers" circa 1910, a decoration in the 125th St. & St. Nicholas Ave. subway station.

Finally, he stopped laughing long enough to say, "See, I told you. White people really DO eat fried chicken..."

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In Daily Life, Manhattan, New York City, Personal Narrative
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Shiny Sparkly Things

July 16, 2010 Forrest Gerke

Family picture in Dominguez Canyon circa 1989

Sometimes I like to walk down Fifth Avenue in the evenings, in moments of Holly Golightly-inspired nostalgia...

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In Colorado, Family, Manhattan, New York City, Personal Narrative
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Employment and other forms of self-betrayal

July 13, 2010 Forrest Gerke

"The Subway" by George Tooker

It is amazing to find the limit of the depths to which you are willing to stoop when trying to become "employed."

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In Manhattan, New York City, Personal Narrative, Employment, Daily Life, Brooklyn
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The romantic misadventures of Ernest, and other Subway tales

July 6, 2010 Forrest Gerke

A lovely heart shaped map of the NYC Subway system, illustrating my affections.

In my relatively short time as a resident of New York, I have come to the conclusion that riding the Subway is better than having cable TV.

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In New York City, Manhattan, Daily Life, Subway, Romance
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My first New York apartment.

June 7, 2010 Forrest Gerke

My first bedroom in New York City.

One may fantasize about fabulous New York apartments in magazines, movies and TV shows, but the reality is quite different...

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In Manhattan, New York City, Daily Life, Personal Narrative
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From a Tipi to Times Square

June 3, 2010 Forrest Gerke

A Real Life Photo of my Childhood (I'm the Baby)

How I ended up an intentionally unemployed starving artist with two very non-lucrative degrees in a city full of poor idealistic saps just like me.

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In Colorado, Family, Manhattan, New York City, Personal Narrative
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