New York Stories: One in 8 Million

New York is a city of characters. On the subway and in it's streets, from the intensity of midtown Manhattan to the intimacy of neighborhood blocks. It's a 305-square-mile parade of people with something to say. This is a collection of stories from the legion of characters who call New York home. Read about their passions and problems, relationships and routines, vocations and obessions. A new story is added weekly. This weeks story features Orrin Harris: The Night Keeper

Born male but living as a woman, Orrin Harris, 48, who is known as Pepper, sleeps during the day and stays up all night. Read her story here

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