Category Archives: brooklyn

Hoegaarten Beer End of Summer

September 21, 2023 – 10:49 pm

Written 2010 Beer is better than good in Belgium. Back in the 80s I drank in a bar behind the Gallerie des Reines. A small bar. No one of consequences frequented the back street bar. Seats for 10. Draft beer. Le Mort Subite and Hoegaarten. One great for winter. The other superb for summer. The […]

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Ride Demmi Ride

September 15, 2023 – 1:12 pm

thirty-seven years since I rode my old 1964 Triumph. when I hit 3rd gear my eyes filled with tears. Fourth gear the wind cleared my eyes. Ride Demmi Ride

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ROSH A HOMA by Peter Nolan Smith

September 14, 2023 – 7:14 am

Six years ago I sat in Frank’s Lounge with Vince. The owner’s nephew and I discussed a teaching position as a creative writer. The offer sounded good and the Fort Greene native said, “Hell, I have a four day weekend thanks to Rush a homa.” “You mean Rosh Hashanah?” My boss from the Diamond District […]

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Doing Good For Good

September 5, 2023 – 10:49 am

Neil and I have been friends since 1970. We met at European History pre-1500 History while attending Boston College. Both of us were hippies. Our lives were dedicated to the greater good of humanity and over the years we have often discussed whether we do good to do good or do good in order to […]

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Goodbye Summer August 19, 2023

August 21, 2023 – 9:37 am

August 19, 2023 This evening in Fort Greene Park the trees changed color from summer green to end of summer green. The sun set earlier than yesterday a sliver moon follows it west to a horizon Beyond Brooklyn’s skyline BBQs burn along Myrtle Avenue Not as many as last weekend. the leaves turn black in […]

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