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The Horror. The Horror.

E-mail to family & friends, September 12, 2001

First-hand account of the WTC attacks and subsequent evacuation from Lower Manhattan residence. A heavily forwarded e-mail that became the subject of an article in the Wall Street Journal a week later on the widespread use of the web to communicate the tragic news of the day.

The Worst of Times, The Best of Times.

E-mail to family & friends, December 11, 2001

Follow-up correspondence giving an update on the family's psychological state and the living conditions in Lower Manhattan.

World Trade Center Anniversary
Letter to the Editor, New York Times, September 11, 2002 on why I choose to not commemorate the WTC anniversary.
Sunset on the World Trade Center
Excerpt and photograph from City of Stars, a special issue of Natural History magazine (January 2002).

World Trade Center

World Trade Center