Category Archives: California

NORTH NORTH HOLLYWOOD – Chapter 1 – A novel by Peter Nolan Smith

April 16, 2012 – 6:59 pm

Six women crowded the honeymoon suite of the Coastal Motel. The buxom ‘groom’ waited patiently on the bed, while the brutish camerawoman glanced at the director and tapped her watch. “Lena, are you ready yet?” A bead of sweat trickled down the wiry director’s spine, as she knocked on the bathroom door. “One more minute,” [...]

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DOWN THE COAST By Peter Nolan Smith

April 16, 2012 – 2:43 pm

Skyline Drive crested the steep bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the bright California sun crowned the inland hills with a golden nimbus. Hundreds of identical houses snaked up the streets of Daly City and trails of smoke floated from countless backyards, as suburban families celebrated Memorial Day with holiday barbecues. I longed for a [...]

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TOO LATE FOR THE HAIGHT by Peter Nolan Smith

April 13, 2012 – 4:49 pm

The bus from Sacramento crossed the bay in light traffic. Most everyone in the Bay Area had off Memorial Day. The uniformed driver exit off the bridge and entered the Transbay Terminal five minutes past 1. Once it parked in the depot, I grabbed my bag from the underneath storage compartment and entered the station. [...]

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135 IN THE SHADE by Peter Nolan Smith

March 22, 2012 – 10:49 am

In late-July of 1975 Andy K and I left California on a cool morning. Our summer vacation had come to an end. We hitchhiked east from Pomona at the end of the Valley. Leaving LA wasn’t easy for long-hairs. The locals were the sons of Okie rednecks, but a young Mormon girl stopped at the [...]

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HIPPIE BEACH BUMS by Peter Nolan Smith

March 21, 2012 – 2:10 pm

Every evening the breeze off the Pacific wreathed the coastal towns north of San Diego in a thin mist. The clear moisture clung to the flowers and fruit trees of Encinitas throughout the night and the dew lingered on the pedals well into the morning. Some time before noon the sun seared through the fog [...]

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