Dispatches, thoughts, and miscellanea from writer Jon Konrath

Tag: kmart

  • Death of the Astor Place Kmart

    So the Kmart at Astor Place in Manhattan finally closed. I honestly did not know it was still open. I think Kmart only has a couple dozen locations still remaining in the US, and none of them are anywhere near me. I haven’t been back to New York since 2013, and probably won’t be returning…

  • various k-holes as of late

    Here are the various rabbit holes that have lured me lately, in lieu of actually writing: Watching aircraft disaster videos. I found a POV video of an F-16 that had a bird strike at takeoff, and the pilot had to immediately turn around and make a no-power landing. That led to a whole series of…