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SMASHING KNIVES by Peter Nolan Smith

September 4, 2020 – 7:13 am

 In the Greater Depression the employment opportunities for a man my age were limited in New York City, however my absolute willingness to work overcame most obstacles and for the past two months I have labored at a different job every few day. I have trawled Harlem pawn shops for loose diamonds, videoed Off-Off […]

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THE VALUE OF IGNORANCE by Peter Nolan Smith

June 2, 2020 – 1:45 am

The 2013 Christmas season had been a disaster on 47th Street. Back in the 1990s I usually sold close to a quarter of a million in jewelry and my commissions provided a healthy six-month cushion for the winter, however in 2013 my sales from Thanksgiving to the Winter Equinox totaled less than $25000. After Xmas […]

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The Bliss of Fake Bling

May 31, 2020 – 7:38 am

Tiffany’s on 5th Avenue has a very special return policy for its jewelry. “Go down to 47th Street to sell it.” Many other people seek to transform jewelry into cash on the busy block between 5th And 6th Avenues. Some are in possession of estates or family heirloom. A few are thieves, but many are […]

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Misty Ghosts by Frank Stewart

May 21, 2020 – 7:26 pm

The ghosts behind a mist-drenched window. Who? None need to leave their names. Only the blur of their lives.

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WHEN FAT MEN FLY by Peter Nolan Smith / Chapter 3

March 7, 2020 – 2:08 am

In the morning Sookie and I ferried across the harbor to Staten Island. She loved the boat ride and hung on the starboard railing to fall in love with France’s gift to America. The Statue of Liberty was bigger than I remembered from my last trip to New York. Nick met us at the terminal […]

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