Miss Manhattan

Miss Manhattan

Heat Waves

In which our heroine remains refreshed.

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Elyssa Maxx Goodman
Jul 08, 2025
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I had a professor once tell me that it’s important to get out of New York in the summer if you can. That the heat can be stifling, that it can make everyone crazy, that it’s too stressful to be surrounded by so many buildings in that much heat. And she’s right. But at the same time, there’s really nothing like it, for better or for worse.

As I approach m…

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