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Dan W
The next one over
Never had a day a snow cone couldn't fix.
2,769 words in 3 moments in 3 cities since March 28th, 2014
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Commutes, Cities, Underground
The man stands motionless in a crush of white-shirted salarymen, as they swarm past him, toward the single escalator.
Tokyo — As I walk toward him, he turns and makes eye contact, then blinks furiously and faces the tracks. The crowd parts for a second and I am able to see him in profile. On top of his shaved head rests a th...
bars, technology, poverty
The counter is massive. Its scarred face gleams in the soft yellow light of the chandelier above.
Baltimore — A fireplace, set in the same marble as the counter, dominates the back of the room and the hundreds of bottles clustered on it and around it glitter in the semi-darkness. Above, stretching to the high...
Cities, sumo, Transport
Please stand back from the edge. Please be mindful of the yellow line. Please form a queue. Please be patient.
Kita ward — The station is chaos. Somewhere upstream someone has either fallen or thrown themselves on the tracks, the official language is notoriously obtuse in these circumstances, and we ride the trickle-down ...
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The counter is massive. Its scarred face gleams in the soft yellow light of the chandelier above.
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Please stand back from the edge. Please be mindful of the yellow line. Please form a queue. Please be patient.
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The man stands motionless in a crush of white-shirted salarymen, as they swarm past him, toward the single escalator.
in Tokyo
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The counter is massive. Its scarred face gleams in the soft yellow light of the chandelier above.
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Please stand back from the edge. Please be mindful of the yellow line. Please form a queue. Please be patient.
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The man stands motionless in a crush of white-shirted salarymen, as they swarm past him, toward the single escalator.
Tokyo, Japan
