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Kissing in Manhattan is David Schickler’s first collection of interconnected stories set in New York City’s Upper West Side. Through a blend of humor and pathos, Schickler follows a group of lonely, love‑starved residents in the legendary Preemption, a Gothic apartment building. The narratives explore the quiet, often secret lives of its inhabitants—an older couple whose marital rituals are exposed to the press, an enigmatic young man who binds up his dates, an ordinary man who unexpectedly receives a pair of opal earrings, and a private‑school teacher lured into a complicating evening with a pupil. The tales weave individual emotions into a broader, climactic tapestry that showcases Schickler’s bold, off‑center voice and his talent for turning the everyday into something darkly decadent yet intimately human.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Dark Humor
Authors: David Schickler
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