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That Day In September [the book] (Lulu Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-4116-8315-0) written by Artie Van Why. A self-published memoir adapted from the Off-Broadway play of the same name. It is the personal account of the author's experience of 9/11, as he witnessed the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center first-hand.

Plot Summary
From the moment he hears a "loud boom" and feels his office buildling "shudder," the author takes the reader with him out onto the streets of downtown Manhattan across from the World Trade Center. From those first minutes after the North Tower was struck, to the eventual collapse of the South Tower, Artie Van Why describes, in perceptive detail, what he witnessed from the streets as the events of that morning unfolded. From running onto the World Trade Center's plaza, with the hope of helping, to coming to the aid of an injured man lying in the streets, Artie takes the reader with him at every step.

The telling of this story goes beyond just the events of that morning. Artie writes about his life in New York City before 9/11; why he moved there, his struggle with his sexuality to his personal battle with addiction. He also shares what it was like to be in New York City the weeks and months following 9/11. That Day In September reflects one man's personal journey of coming to terms with a day that dramatically changed his life forever.