James A. Reeves
James A. Reeves is a writer, educator and designer. He is currently working on a book about America called 'The Awful Making of an Optimist.' He lives in Greenpoint.
Vinegar Hill to the Pencil Factory

Yesterday I went down underneath the Manhattan Bridge to pick up my rejected manuscript from a publisher. Feeling a little blue, I shoved my hands in my pockets, kicked at the dirt like a ragamuffin, and walked all the way

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Sprawling Urban Definitions

A few days ago I wandered through a gigantic Barnes & Noble in a Baltimore mega-mall. Overwhelmed by the acreage and options, I drifted down the aisles: Literature. Astrology. Manga. Cooking. Investing. When I saw a section labeled ‘Urban Fiction’, I …
My Living Room

Writer and designer James Reeves reflects on his outdoor living room in New York from his newly adopted home of Helsinki.

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