Time Out of Kilter

Time Out of Kilter

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Time Out of Kilter
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Either Sedutto's or Ralph's...

Either Sedutto's or Ralph's...

Loss and the carnival lights on Hylan Boulevard

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Matty Selman
Feb 20, 2023
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I’m sitting in the Joseph Campbell Funeral Parlor on Madison Avenue, attending the service for my childhood friend, Louise Tilzer. The room is packed with well-heeled people from Louise’s adult life, including her now-widowed husband, Bill Rhodes, formerly the President of Citibank. When we were kids, back in West Brighton, Staten Island, Louise, who …

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