Ghosts of New York

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.

ByJennifer Pelland

Ghosts of New York

Poets and sages like to say that there is clarity in certain death. That a calm resignation settles over the nearly deceased, and they embrace the inevitability of the end of life with dignity and grace.

ByStephanie Jacob

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Interview with Jennifer Pelland author of “Ghosts of New York”

The protagonist in “Ghosts of New York” jumps from the North Tower in an attempt to escape the flames. She is then forced to repeat those ten seconds over and over. “History only makes ghosts out of those who try to fly.” Why do you feel only the “jumpers” are forced to exist in a purgatorial state?