Monthly Archives: May 2023

ANGUS

May 13, 2023 – 11:24 am

I had a Scottie in Paris 1980s Angus Not really mine. Bridget’s, But the Vogue model was rarely home. Angus and I were alone A lot We went drinking together Angus liked Kronenburg He lapped the beer from a dish On the bar Not much He wasn’t a serious drinker Preferred to be on the […]

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A MOTHER’S LAST WISH by Peter Nolan Smith

May 13, 2023 – 10:39 am

After Christmas 1997 my mother entered the final stages of her battle with cancer. These last rounds were not a pretty site, but her beauty remained intact to the end. Several days after the New Year my mother held my hand and said, “I’m so happy I made Christmas.” “Me too.” I thought about John […]

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Guilty As Charged

May 12, 2023 – 10:44 am

Two days ago a New York City jury of six men and three women found Donald Trump guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll as well as publicly defaming her character. He was absolved of rape and assault by the jury. The GOP 2024 presidential candidate was not assigned any jail time, as this was […]

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Mukhannath Alone

May 11, 2023 – 10:30 am

Last week while waiting for the B54 bus at JayStreet-Metro Tech I spotted a figure in a chador crossing the plaza. Not an usual sight in Brooklyn with its sizable Muslim community, however this person’s gait was unusual for a woman and I realized that they were trans-gender. They weren’t wearing a veil and their […]

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Dog Yum-Yum

May 11, 2023 – 1:35 am

The islands of Ternate and Tidore had been the destination of European explorers seeking to circumvent the Ottoman Empire’s spice trade monopoly . Only one ship from Magellan’s fleet returned from their historic voyage around the world and the spices purchased on these islands paid off the cost of the trip and enriched the investors […]

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