Tag Archives: diamond district

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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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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SNOW BUNNY by Peter Nolan Smith

February 9, 2013 – 6:39 pm

The snow was starting to fall in earnest on 47th Street. A younger female co-worker was leaving early for the day. Hlove and I were staying later to inventory diamond goods for the upcoming Antique Show in Palm Beach. I helped Laani on with her sheepskin coat and she said, “I like working with you, [...]

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