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Although I never had the opportunity to eat breakfast here, this poem was inspired by my memories of the only time I actually visited the Windows on the World Restaurant, as well as beautiful essays I have read on the breakfast scene here. The only time I visited Windows on… Read More
Michael heeft een mama van wie hij de oogappel is. Als haar zoon besluit naar de Verenigde Staten te emigreren om daar zijn toekomst uit te bouwen is dat voor Mama een verschrikkelijke klap. Zij kan haar zoon niet loslaten... Read More
A couple checks out the early experiences of their ancestors arriving from Europe. Read More

Short Story / Thrillers

June 11, 2023

Reads: 94

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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Sisters Emilee and Dani finally decide to leave their childhood home, branching out and allowing them to have their very first taste of freedom. Happy with their decision, they move into their new, rundown apartment in New York. At first, they love they idea of change, but after something horrible… Read More
Mature audience! Follow the batman and the robin into the last bat adventure: what the bat does if it falls asleep while sleeping? it crashes down on the floor. Read More

Reads: 234

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

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A husband and wife enjoy and also get into trouble in New York City. Read More
They say there are more rats in New York City than people. Read More
you will never know whom you meet at a bookstore, or how things will work out for you or them. Read More

Short Story / Thrillers

July 25, 2022

Reads: 296

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A retired New York cop becomes a private security specialist. The new job comes with many perks but just as many hidden dangers. John Kelly is propelled into a dark, seedy underworld where choosing the wrong side could get you deleted, your identity could be erased. A few keystrokes and… Read More
A short excerpt about one's travel missteps in the choices of life ending in self reflection in the Hollywood Hills about which direction to take next. Read More
A young man is pulled away from his family and winds up in the wilds of rural Maine where he later wakes up in a hospital with no memory or understanding of the last few days of his life. Read More
A short New York story with a good ending. Read More
A young NYPD officer has hard choices to make when it comes to the Thin Blue Line. Will he stand with his Brothers in Blue and build a solid name and reputation? Is he strong enough to stand up for himself and take a stand against corruption? Can Owen Ryan… Read More

Reads: 209

Comments: 1

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mayhem in manhatten. Read More
A quiet loner gets caught up in the police investigation of a man savagely beaten and left for dead on a tree lined street in Brooklyn. The prime suspect isn't holding anything back. He hides in plain sight almost daring the cops to uncover his dark secrets. Read More
A Brooklyn Irish Catholic family comes together for the head of the family's birthday. Under the same roof for the first time in years, they heal old wounds and share new experiences. They will come away from this maybe not better or closer but definitely different and changed forever. Read More
A novel of bohemian New Yorkers in the early 1970s. Read More

Reads: 10137

Comments: 9

Shelves: 6

The Booksie Classic House

The Invisible String Saga tells the story of Jude Jaxton, and Noah Buckingham, two students who get the unique opportunity to attend one of the best Art Schools from New York City. An incredible ride begins as the two boys meet, and their worlds get turned upside down. (In this… Read More
New York, 1980 In the city that never sleeps, Bethany Gordon, a ten year old girl, discovers she is a witch. When she meets other people of her own kind, she struggles to get along with them. The new children's fantasy novel by Robert Helliger. Read More
Impossible Buildings Read More

Reads: 10166

Comments: 9

Shelves: 7

The Review Chain House

Strange insects are found in the caverns of NYC. No one knows where they come from. The robots are questioning their place in the world. An unlikely group of friends uncovers a dark secret and must free a little girl's father from prison in order to tell the world. A… Read More

Poem / Other

October 17, 2020

Book / Horror

September 11, 2020

In New York in the summer of 1984, a storm arrives causing murder and madness. When Carter Gregson, and others, attempt to survive, horror comes to the city that never sleeps. Read More
New York, 1952 In the city that never sleeps, a killer is on the loose. As Homicide Detective Lowell Price, and Detective Jenny Marrow, investigate, they attempt arrest him before more people die. Book One in a new crime thriller series. Read More

Book / Horror

September 06, 2020

Reads: 981

Shelves: 1

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During a blackout in New York, Mark Chambers, a writer, and others, feel the strain of the endless darkness, as violence cause mass panic in the city that never sleeps. Read More
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