Nearly all of Jeffrey’s fictional characters cross through Manhattan. “No city in the world has ever made me want to laugh and cry so much,” Myles Fletcher, the narrator in All the Lonely Boys in New York, remarks. As Jeffrey’s stories connect and intertwine, these brief, popup slideshows hint at the underlying mood in the novel as well as elements of a new work in progress. Viewed from the perspectives of specific characters, accompanying quotes reveal the dynamic voices at play in the author’s fictions.

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Bells

"Behind me the bells were counting endless hours on the steps to heaven. For Kurt's sake, I hoped they'd quit their call."

Into the Wonderland

"Few parks are perfect, but I'd always felt I could find the whole world inside Central Park."

The Plank

"Ethan hung his arm over my shoulder and pointed down the thin metal walkway that hugged the facade. 'Walk the plank,' he demanded."

Peep

"I put Nathalie's desk in front of the door to act as a barrier. She had cigarettes and a canister of pepper spray. I kept them both nearby along with the Luger, puffed smoke incessantly, and typed away.

Fade Away

"I looked out the window, thinking, God?"

Rendezvous Point

"We plowed through the doors, past Paul McCartney's 'Let it Be' bass-guitar..."

Inspiration

"You can always fix a picture."

Rooftop Wisdom

"Life Moves Faster than Reason."

Obscure Echoes

"New Yorkers lead the loudest lives of desperation."

Tension Glass

"Forty minutes later, Miriam stormed into the pub."

Emerald City

"No city in the world has ever made me want to laugh and cry so much."

Splish Splash

"Cold rain fell as if for spite, up and down, raindrops shattering on the sidewalk and drenching me up to my knees."

Clear Streets

"Alan came in from the protest."

The City Bar

"I gulped my drink. The foam caught in my throat. Someone put a dollar in the jukebox."

Running

"I kept running, splashing through my reflection in the puddles."

Winter Park

"The Great Recession was coming. The city's pace slowed as the gloom set in."

Midnight Subway

"I was sweating the whole ride downtown. I couldn't believe I'd brought a gun om the train."

Ari Shultz

Harlan Weiss

Larkson

Nathalie

Ma’ayan