The "Time Out" Book of New York Short Stories

By: Nicholas Royle (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 January 1998

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A collection of twenty-three short stories, by new and established American and British writers, tours the complexities of New York City, from Times Square to Greenwich Village, Chelsea to Central Park

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Introduction
This Could be the First Day of the Rest of My Life	p. 1
The Coalminer's Scarf	p. 5
Swallows	p. 14
Such on This	p. 29
Toby and Cole	p. 38
Coastal City	p. 44
Recovering at the Chelsea	p. 51
9th and 13th	p. 62
A Manhattan Romance	p. 69
Sexual Perversity in New York	p. 80
Suzie and Choo-Choo's Day in New York	p. 87
Occupational Hazards	p. 99
Personal History	p. 113
Doves in the Circle	p. 115
Daniel's Skyline	p. 133
The New Zoo	p. 141
Elevator Man	p. 146
The Fortune-Teller	p. 154
Little Tales of New York	p. 164
Asleep in Wolf's Clothing	p. 168
Looking for Bolivar	p. 181
Heart Problems	p. 203
Shrinking	p. 212
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