Boston Bound!

By David Gibson -

Tonight I am readying myself for a 4-day trip to the Boston area with my wonderful girlfriend, Michele. I went to school there in the late 80’s and early 90’s, but I have not been there since 2004. I do have friends there but really go to get away from New York, and to commune with my past. Michele and I have been to the Pioneer Valley together a couple of times, and this is our first time in Boston together. I am looking forward to all my old haunts, like Algiers Café and The Grolier Poetry Bookshop, both in Harvard Square, and strolling along the Esplanade beside the Charles River, and the new Institute of Contemporary Art. You will hear reports from me after I return!

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