Kristine Campbell asked David J. Bookbinder:

Hello. I took a writing class at SUNY Albany with Gene Mirabelli and at that time you were working on a book about the NY night/street life. I was wondering if you ever finished that book? I have thought often of the writers in that class and what paths their lives have taken so it has been good to see you here. Best.

David J. Bookbinder Hi! Thanks for contacting me. I'm not often on Goodreads, and I just saw this message from 8 months ago. My life since that class has taken many strange turns -- I was nearly killed by medical errors at St. Peter's Hospital, among other things -- and ultimately set my degree, and writing, aside for a long time to pursue a career as a psychotherapist. I'm planning to retire at the end of this year and, coincidentally, have started to work on all my unfinished writing projects, beginning with the Street People book. I've finished a draft of a long piece about a guy who thought he was God and am now greatly expanding another about my local (then) newsstand vendor. I also have several shorter pieces I started in the 1970s that I'd like to finish. I've published a couple of self-help books, but this is my first foray back into creative writing in a very long time.

How about you?

- David

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