Category Archives: PARIS

THE ONLY YEH YEH GIRL By Peter Nolan Smith

November 23, 2011 – 7:40 am

The 1960s were a time of idols for the youth of America. TV, radio, and movies brought stars to the youthful eyes, ears, and souls of my three red-light suburb south of Boston. While Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jayne Mansfield, and Buddy Holly were worshipped as reincarnations in our fantasies, our generation’s fervent devotion to [...]

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Brain Worm

November 20, 2011 – 5:07 pm

My abandonment of God has not lessened his influence on the people in my life. They attend church and pray to Their Master for guidance and assistance and thanks. Their belief is a source of comfort in a life fraught with worry. I restrained myself from challenging the existence of a bearded deity in a [...]

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Ghoul Of Paris

October 25, 2011 – 2:55 pm

 
The 1980s are 30 years in the past. Few people remember those years. I tell stories and the listeners think that I’m lying about jumping off cliffs or nearly making love with Darryl Hannah or even watching bears eat garbage at a dump in Maine. I wonder if they are right, but my memory [...]

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A Gift From The New World

October 14, 2011 – 2:31 am

Young men in the 1960s were constantly warned about the dangers of drugs, rock n roll, and sex. Sex not only led you to hell, but to Syphilis. We had no idea what Syphilis was, how you got it, and what you did once you had it other than horrific tales of doctors shoving an [...]

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THE WRONG SIZE SHOES by Peter Nolan Smith

September 30, 2011 – 8:18 am

Twenty-five minutes after the stroke of Twelve New Year’s Eve 1982 a masked assassin shot dead the main investor a block away from the Continental Club on West 25th Street. The FBI and NYPD’s Internal Affairs investigating Viktor Malenski’s murder quickly drew lines between the dots. My ex-girlfriend was living with the dead man’s partner. My boss [...]

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