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IN ABSENCE OF AMNESIA – Chapter 9 By Peter Nolan Smith

August 7, 2021 – 8:30 pm

Autumn came and leaves fell from the trees. I saw friends, drank at bars, and told stories about Paris. Their laughter proved that time transformed tragedies into comedies. The night before Halloween I was sitting on my Triumph before Madame Rosa’s Bar near the Holland Tunnel. The rest of the 6th Street bikers were scattered […]

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IN ABSENCE OF AMNESIA – Chapter 8 By Peter Nolan Smith

August 7, 2021 – 7:40 pm

The spring rains washed the dirt from the streets. Thunder echoed across the city and lightning slashed jagged bolts through the sky like a celestial film crew was remaking THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. Every song was written about Elana and I was tossed out of several bars for punching out the jukebox. Other women […]

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IN ABSENCE OF AMNESIA – Chapter 7 By Peter Nolan Smith

August 7, 2021 – 5:17 pm

After the New Year I returned to Manhattan committed to seek solace as a bachelor. Life was comfortable. My job at a Arthur’s nightclub paid my rent and more. Friends were fun. No highs or lows. The sameness of the days could last forever in most of America, but not New York. In late April […]

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