•Unique New York.•Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone.•Freshly-fried flying fish.•She stood on the balcony,inexplicably mimicking him hiccoughing,and amicably welcoming him home.•Imagine an imaginary menagerie managerimagining managing an imaginary menagerie.•The epitome of femininity.•A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk,but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.•Greek grapes.