(Kurt Grevenberg is a native New Yorker who permanently settled in Baytown in 2015. In this essay, he reflects on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on his former home, friends and family.) It was late September 2001 in New York City. For the first time in … Continue reading‘I worry if I’ll have to say goodbye to more loved ones’
“I’m a native New Yorker. Lived there the first 40 years of my life. My friends liked to call me THE New Yorker. I lived that New York lifestyle. “It’s weird to think that I’m not in an apartment anymore. I’m driving instead of taking … Continue readingNative New Yorker likes ‘where I am now’
“I lived in New York, the city and suburban area, until I met my husband. His sister worked in the same department as I did. He used to come in and she introduced us once. A year later, we were married. We lived together in … Continue readingNative New Yorker adjusts to Texas culture