Tag Archives: new york

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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This Is Our City

January 11, 2020 – 4:41 pm

The 1960s were the highwater mark for American suburbs, as white people abandoned the cities in favor of the towns rimming the cities. Ring roads allowed fathers to commute by car into work. Wives bought food and clothing at spacious shopping malls strategically distant from distressed urban communities. It was the New Eden for the […]

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The Xmas Drunk

December 21, 2019 – 9:45 am

Last holiday season I had a great part-time job being invited to office parties as the Christmas Drunk. $500 an appearance and all I could drink. Bad behavior was a must. Insulting the boss was a showstopper. Punching out the hated brother-in-law was most requested extra. $100/punch. Insulting a wife’s obesity was a secret request […]

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FRENCH AIR STEWARDESSES by Peter Nolan Smith

December 6, 2019 – 9:37 am

Air stewardesses were sex symbols in the 60s and 70s. These elegant airborne beauties flew from city to city and country to country with a smile. The uniforms were designed by fashion houses. Air travel was cool and the stewardesses were sexy in a good way. The sexiest air hostesses were from foreign countries with […]

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