hm. i'm a new yorker. i know that i want to do something to mark 9/11/02. but i know i really don't want to be out at some public parade or official event. and, while i respect them, regular churches don't do it for me.

for me, one of the most moving memories of last September was the natural, unofficial, spontaneous way that people responded to the attacks. the candles, the flowers, the signs on the street. the gathering in parks and plazas. the overwhelming kindness of one to another. the hush on the subway.

i'm inspired by the 110 stories poem, and am starting to wonder if it would feel right to gather with friends, on a rooftop overlooking Manhattan that morning. maybe to do something symbolic -- that involves the number 110, twice. once for each tower.

in the evening, i would love to be with friends again, putting hundreds of candles out on the streets, to echo the way that people gathered together in those days after the attacks.

does anyone have any idea spin off of this? i'm curious to hear.