Category Archives: family

Failed Artist

May 18, 2013 – 7:18 pm

My wife called from Thailand. Mam needed money for Fenway’s school. I told her that I’d sent some in the morning, which wasn’t quick enough and she started crying about having married an artist. “I’m not an artist. I”m a failed writer.” Artists are just as poor in Thailand as they are in the USA, […]

By Peter | Also posted in Art, Thailand | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

My Brother In Law’s Thanks 1961

November 22, 2012 – 3:04 pm

1961 was 51 years ago. I’m thankful to have DR as my BIL. Please click to enlarge letter

By Peter | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Not Chuck Daly

November 17, 2012 – 1:54 am

Two days ago I went into the NBA store of 5th Avenue and a salesperson on the elevator said that I looked like Chuck Daly, the 80s coach of the Detroit Pistons. I was crushed that I was in such a state of ruin, however today I went there to buy a gift and the […]

By Peter | Also posted in boston, brooklyn, Sports | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Wounded Warrior Wives

October 23, 2012 – 10:04 am

http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Last Sunday I went out to Staten Island to visit with my oldtime friend Nick and watch the Jets versus the Patriots. We spoke about old times and ate a lovely pasta dinner, while my team didn’t lose and his team didn’t win. After a raspberry ice on Hylan Boulevard the doctor drove me […]

By Peter | Also posted in america, War | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

THE NAME IS FENWAY by Peter Nolan Smith

October 6, 2012 – 9:11 am

I was born in Boston in 1952. My childhood, teenage years, and college career were spent within the confines of New England. My heart belonged to the Celtics and Red Sox. These allegiances were never challenged by my decades of living in New York or anywhere else in the world. When in 2004 the Red […]

By Peter | Also posted in boston, semi-fiction, Sports | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)