Jamie Berger | The Sun Magazine

Jamie Berger

Jamie Berger moved from New York City to San Francisco in 1992 after finishing a master’s degree in poetry. He hasn’t written a poem since. His two monologues, Knowing the Questions and Regrets Only, had extended runs in San Francisco and New York. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, McSweeneys.net, and Negative Capability.

— From February 2005
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

Peep Show

Back in my peep-show youth, at New York’s seedier venues, the small booth windows were glassless, and patrons were strongly encouraged to reach through and touch the dancers for a small fee.

February 2005
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