New York City

Several stories of Uncommon Type take place in New York City, including all of Hank Fiset’s “Our Town Today” columns, “Who’s Who?,” “The Past Is Important to Us,” and “Go See Costas.” Hank Fiset’s job as a news reporter is to provide all of the cool, and sometimes cliché, activities available in New York City, including the best lunch spots and museums worth visiting. Billionaire Bert Allenberry lives in the big city, as well, and frequents a place called Chronometric Adventures where he pays millions of dollars per 22-hour trip back in time. For Sue Gliebe and Assan however, the Big Apple represents a place of new beginning and hope as the two, each in their own story, make their way to NYC with little money looking for work. Amazingly, the two both find jobs, Sue as a Broadway actress and Assan as...