Chapter 11: “Bronx Detention Center (or, What Alex Doesn’t Know)” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
I published Bronx Nights in June 2025. It’s now February 2026. I left a dozen chapters unwritten “for the future.” Right now, I’m celebrating my full recovery from my two worst Long COVID symptoms: Brain Fog & Chronic Insomnia. I’m finally at a place where I can share one of the darkest, […]
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Feb, 10, 2026
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Chapter 9: “Nova” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
Alex is the least spiritual person I know. That’s not pejorative. Some people simply prefer only to exist in material space. I have no problem with that. I respected that part of her enough to love her. That said, Alex kept a self-declared witch, Verse, in the bag as her self-proclaimed […]
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Jul, 23, 2025
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Chapter 7 1/2: “The Mermaid Clothed” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
You know, I’ve always wanted to publish this story. Let’s call it a bonus. In my early 20s, I imagined I might someday be a literary voice. What became is this—but this was an early stab at it. Away, it’s kind of juvenilia. But it’s where my romantic heart resided, at the […]
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Jun, 13, 2025
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Chapter 7: “Dumbo” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
a love letter Once upon a time, there was a girl named Alex. Alex wasn’t her real name. Out of courtesy, the author decided to call her something else. Alex lived in a box in the Bronx. And all the people who lived in that box had to share the same […]
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Jun, 06, 2025
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Chapter 4: “Rooftop Courage” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
We both have demons that we can’t stand I love your demons like devils can If you’re still seeking an honest man Then stop deceiving, Lord, please (Sam Smith) {If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here.} If I had a dollar for every time I […]
Posted by Arik Bjorn- Posted in Arik's Articles, Arik's Audition Reel
May, 09, 2025
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I think Uber Nights is the perfect bathroom book. If there are any public libraries out there listening, I think they should put a copy in every stall.
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