Donna L. Ng is copy chief at Coffee or Die. Born and raised in New York City, she was copy chief at Field & Stream for nearly two decades and wrote many stories for its First Shot department. She has also worked at Saveur, Vogue Knitting, and Knit Simple magazines. Her time at Field & Stream led her to hunt turkeys with a crossbow in Nebraska and antelope in South Africa with a .30/06. More often, she can be found with her nose in a book, practicing Ashtanga yoga, knitting, or solving crossword puzzles. She and her husband enjoy exploring all that New York has to offer.
The night before 9/11, it rained. It rained for hours, from late afternoon until well after darkness had fallen. I remember this because I was at Yankee Stadium, hoping to see Roger Clemens notch his 20th win of the season against the Red Sox. The ...
