 The story "He" was written after an all-night tour of the remnants of Old New York; by 7 a.m. the next morning, Lovecraft had reached Elizabeth, New Jersey, by ferry, where he bought a dime composition book and wrote the story in Elizabeth's Scott Park.Lovecraft had moved to New York City in March 1924 for his short-lived marriage to Sonia Greene.He moved back to Providence, Rhode Island in April 1926, having developed a thorough aversion to New York.