I published essays 25 years ago in McSweeney's about witnessing 9/11 from Jersey City. I went back recently to retrace my steps for this essay, illustrated with never before published photos I took on that awful day.
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Retracing my steps on 9/11, it still makes no sense
A Syracuse reporter who lived in New York City during 9/11 revisits his former home, and grapples with the aftermath.