Heat - Maria Robinson

For the first time in over thirty years, Martha decided to stay in Manhattan for the summer. Her mother had left for Florida and Sean, her ex, now based in London, had taken the boys to Patagonia for a bonding trip. The heat of the summer induced madness in many including making interminable weekend drives to the Atlantic shore just for 24 hours. For Martha, it meant the freedom to explore Brooklyn alone and begin her search for an apartment, having cocktails night after night in different bars to check out vibe of the neighborhoods. She gravited towards a "micro-hood" near her friend's clothing store. There was a cheese store with surprising finds from spai, a wine bar with fair trade wine from South Africa and a tapas bar with swirling tiles a la Barcelona. It felt more Berkley than Brooklyn, But maybe they were really one in the same. She wanted to feel as she felt in London, part of something that was unique and real time, someplace she could really say that she was from at the next art gallery opening.