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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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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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THE WRITING OF HISTORY by Peter Nolan Smith

March 6, 2013 – 11:58 am

The dead never come back to life and I know that since I’ve almost died on several occasions from motorcycle accidents, beatings, and chemical misjudgments, although none of these near-fatal incidents must not have been too serious, because my soul was never enveloped by the tunnel of light. When I returned to the USA from [...]

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Chuck Norris Ain’t Shit

February 21, 2013 – 9:22 pm

The other day a young woman entered our diamond exchange to sell a diamond ring. I examined the goods. The stones were poor quality, but I saw about $500 in it. “Come with me.” I sherried her over to my friend. Eddie needed the business and I owed him $200 from a sale in early [...]

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