Category Archives: youth

Paris – Dawn – Rue Ile St. Louie – 1984

Thinking about Sharon Mitchell Tied to the wooden rafters On Rue Ile St. Louis 1984— Dawn creeping over the Paris rooftops You__naked You__legs apart You__your back red from the belt You__your thighs quivering with each strike You__moaning You___ panties in your mouth You___ ass arching back begging for my cock Me__Leather engineer boots Leather Gloves […]

A FINE DAY FOR SAILING by Peter Nolan Smith

My grandmother hailed from County Mayo in Ireland. Her last name was Walsh. At the age of fourteen Nana traveled to Boston by ship. Most of the other passengers were cattle. “It was an awful crossing. Storms most of the way. We sailed in the Year of the Crow,” she told her grandchildren in her […]

The SS Showboat Mayflower Nantasket

From 2012 A fleet of side wheel steamers plied the waters of Boston harbor in the early part of the 20th Century. The flotilla was reduced to one by a fire in 1919. The Mayflower remained in service until 1948. After its decommission its new owner had the white-hulled ship hauled close to shore several […]

FAMOUS FOR NEVER on Sale

FAMOUS FOR NEVER A STORY OF FAME AND MISFORTUNE BY PETER NOLAN SMITH Rome wasn’t burnt in a day. – James Steele MANGOZEEN BOOKS 2024 In the 1970s city politicians launched countless projects to stem the tide of ‘white flight’. None of the doomed programs achieved their goals and the population of the Lower East […]

Playing With Fire

January 1, 2014 My young friends sometimes complain that these times are no fun. Gwen O’Neils’ comrades aren’t like that. To quote the old punk duet band ART, “Our fun begins where other peoples’ fun ends. And they know how to play it safe too. Notice the plastic cup filled with something. Opps, I guess […]