Tag Archives: thailand

Coyote Crazy

Wiley the Coyote survived countless seemingly fatal disasters during his cartoon career. None of his plans to capture the Roadrunner ended in success, despite the aid of the Acme Corporation. Wild dogs in Thailand are much less lucky and this past summer I hit one outside of Chai-nat. Thump. I thought it was dead and […]

Finish Line in Thailand

“I finish only with you.” These words almost sounds true coming from the lips of a Soi 6 short-timer. She doesn’t know your name. Your penis will be forgotten shortly after the apres-sex shower, but farangs inevitably ask, “Really?” “You #1. Big too.” This compliment can earned her a tip for a man, whether he […]

NO MAN’S LAND

Farangs consider themselves smarter than Thais. This superiority complex is based on the centuries of Western domination over the rest of the world. Foreigners boast about their education and well-paid jobs to each other with pride. The Thais regard farangs kee-nok or bird shit. The West never conquered Thailand. Farang food is tasteless and the […]

THE NAME IS FENWAY by Peter Nolan Smith

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 […]

THE POLITESSE OF PALM BEACH COPS by Peter Nolan Smith

Back in the summer of 2008 I was taking care of a Palm Beach mansion. It was deep off-season and hurricane season was coming on fast. One evening I went over to my friend’s house close to the center on town. After dinner Lisa killed me at scrabble. She scored 33 points for xi, which […]