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Autumn en Ile St. Louis

November 5, 2023 – 4:00 pm

November Paris 1984 Early morning Cold and wet rain Rue des Deux Ponts Ile St. Louis A gray morning Comme chaque autumn Sur le Rue Des Deux Ponts Kicking leaves into the gutter Heading to the corner cafe With my mistress’ Scottie in tow Angus Sniff sniff sniff For the scents of dogs. Arrive at […]

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Pat Ivers Dream 2017

September 15, 2023 – 1:24 pm

I dreamt I was in a court house, some trial was going to happen, and you were there but had become a body builder with enormous arms. I was nervous about testifying so I called you over and let people look at your arms. It made me feel safer that they saw me with you. […]

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DONT FEED THE BEARS by Peter Nolan Smith

September 3, 2023 – 9:20 am

Back in the last century I headed up to Maine for my youngest sister’s birthday. Watchic Pond was a short distance outside of Portland. Not much had changed along Route 25 and even less at the lake, except the pine trees were taller and we were a little older. After a long day lazing around […]

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A Last Night At the Royal Lieu

August 15, 2023 – 12:37 pm

Paris was a beautiful city in 1985. I worked the door at several nightclubs around the city. My bosses were Albert and Serge. We also had a club in London, the Cafe de Paris, and another in Nice, Le Nautique. Jacques was my partner at the door. The ex-con was a soothing balm to my […]

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ENTREZ NOUS by Peter Nolan Smith

July 16, 2023 – 9:52 am

The scene at BSir’s in Hamburg collapsed in December 1982. SS Tommy, a vicious St. Pauli pimp, presented a bill for physical services of my girlfriend. 9500 Deustchmarks. Itemized by acts. At least he hadn’t charged me for her pretend caresses. Astrid had never mentioned she was working for him, but the blonde musclebuider said, […]

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