New York City, September 13, 2016

★★★★★ Surprisingly cool air rushed into the lobby as the stuffy elevator let out the school-bound crowds. A mosquito bite bloomed on one temple. Light soaked into the lavish green paint job on an expensive car. People walking toward downtown shaded their eyes. The skirt-flipping breezes of morning subsided to a near stillness in the afternoon. Sundown brought out faint, not-quite-parallel bands across the west. The night brought on lively breezes again. The gibbous moon, its seas unblurred, shone above the lights. A low-flying jet caught the tinge of the city’s blended glow on its belly.