Monthly Archives: January 2017

SHABBAS STARKER by Peter Nolan Smith

January 7, 2017 – 10:33 am
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Lisa Rowan In The Stars

January 4, 2017 – 3:04 pm

Last month in Palm Beach my good friend Lisa Rowan passed from this world into the stars. We first met in Paris back in the 80s and remained close for the next thirty years. Our favorite story was about my taking care of a cat on Rue du Dragon and when the owner returned from […]

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The Downside of Heaven

January 4, 2017 – 11:43 am

A holy man from Bali died from old age. He arrived at the Pearly Gates to be greeted by St. Peter. “Welcome to Heaven.” St. Peter led the Balinese holy man inside the holy rest home of eternity. “I thought heaven was only for Christians.” “No, no, heaven is for everyone. Over there are the […]

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You Bet I Would # 1932

January 4, 2017 – 11:35 am

A photo from the collection of Belgian/Indonesian painter Adrien Jean le Mayeur. The artist arrived in Bali by ship in 1932. According to Wikipedia he then stayed in Denpasar Le Mayeur and was fascinated by what remained then of Balinese culture, including the Balinese people’s traditional way of life, the temple rituals and local dances. […]

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ROADS OF THE FLYOVER by Peter Nolan Smith CHAPTER 3

January 3, 2017 – 3:17 pm

To the west black clouds towered over the brown spring plain. Hot flashes strobed through the thunderheads. A swirling finger touched the earth. “The Dakota Indians called tornadoes iYumi which means bastard son of Face and Wind “An appropriate name and this one doesn’t look friendly either.” Brock aimed his movie camera at the roiling […]

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