Village
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a single man with a crypto wallet must be in want of a West Village girlfriend. Jane Austen’s heroines had their balls and soirees; the downtown women of today have the Tax Day Party. Loading audio narration… Attendees rode a rickety, manually operated elevator…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthijs van der Ham, 44, an architect and woodworker. For seven years, he and his 13-year-old son have lived in Minitopia,’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.Seven years ago, when our landlord told me the apartment…
