Category Archives: Bet On Crazy

KOSHER PIG by Peter Nolan Smith

June 12, 2013 – 9:14 pm

Two years ago business in the Diamond District was spotty during the high holidays of Rosh Shananah and Yom Kippur. The Hassidim disappeared to the various shetls scattered around New York and tourists entered our diamond exchange to gawk at the diamonds and jewelry. At least twice a day out-of-towners asked in complete seriousness, “Are [...]

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THIS AIN’T KANSAS / Bet On Crazy

May 21, 2013 – 10:34 pm

Every morning in 2010 I checked the weather for New York City. The forecast determined my attire for the diamond exchange, especially as the seasons of September seesawed between summer and autumn. The weather bureau predicted a temperature of 75 with rain later in the afternoon. I dressed in a lightweight suit. My umbrella was [...]

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THE GUILT OF MOTHERS by Peter Nolan Smith

May 12, 2013 – 3:17 pm

Back in the 90s I deserted New York to spend the Christmas holidays with my family on the South Shore. Despite my abandoned God as a child my mother persisted in requesting my attendance at Midnight Mass. It was a small sacrifice and I said, saying, “Sure.” One Christmas Eve I dressed in a dark-gray [...]

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HELLBOUND by Peter Nolan Smith

March 30, 2013 – 3:33 pm

AP and his family left Fort Greene for the Easter Weekend. I’ve been alone in the brownstone, feeding the cats, turtle, and fish. My sense of worth is low and I treat that with beer, preferably Narragansett. That lager tasted of New England. This morning I finished re-writing IN HEAVEN ABOVE, my comedy script about [...]

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The Exterminating Angel of Passaich / Bet on Crazy

March 25, 2013 – 7:20 am

 My birthday is May 29. Back in the last century the USA celebrated Memorial Day on May 30 to honor the fallen dead of the Civil War, however in the 70s the government shifted Memorial Day to a convenient Monday or Friday to create 3-day weekends. Other national holidays followed suit, although Hawaii’s Senator [...]

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