"Daylight Train to Gotham"

A long time ago, when my kids were little, I left home for a few days to meet up with a friend in New York City. It resulted in this essay for the Globe and Mail:

“Daylight Train to Gotham: A stay-at-home mother takes her first unaccompanied trip to the Big Apple,” “Facts and Arguments,” Globe and Mail, April 28, 2000