Earbuds By Joseph DelMaestro
They said she lost control of her vehicle, they also said she was ejected from it. But that’s not what I saw. What I saw was the most spectacular accident I’ve ever witnessed in my nearly two million driving miles. It could never be duplicated. April Arcuri was a twenty-one year old vibrant girl, from Baldwin, NY, who lived …
A Helping Hand By Jonathan Caiola
A Helping Hand By Jonathan Caiola I was hit by a train and lived. You know what? We’ll get back to that. It was the turn of the millennium and, although I had already had a lifetime behind me, there seemed to be a galaxy in front of me. You name it, I did it. Films, television, …
William H. Woodin At Treasury By John Tepper Marlin
PLUCKED FROMLILY POND LANETOPENNSYLVANIA AVENUE By John Tepper Marlin The President’s opponents savaged him and his Treasury Secretary for printing greenbacks overtime, for pushing the U.S.budget deficit sky-high, for lowering the value of the dollar. But the President inherited the mess that he had to deal with – the bad loans, insolvent banks, high unemployment. Days after his inauguration, the …
Where Nixon Found Peace By John Kominicki
Where Nixon found peace By John Kominicki Save for an added sunroom and fresh paint, the Skipper’s cottage at Gurney’s Inn is not much changed from the days when Richard Nixon slept there in the summer of 1968. We forget that Nixon was a New Yorker back then, having fled east in 1963 to put his political failures …
New Times Old Times By Johanna Vanderbeek
New Times Old Times By Johanna Vanderbeek The other night Georgette and I went to the Harbor Bistro, onThree Mile Harbor Roadfor a drink at the bar. We visited with our Perfect Manhattans, then I turned to a young woman, a few seats away to my left and said I was a Poker Pimp and asked if she …
Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Rabbit By Joel Swanson
I The cottontail rabbit, Lepus sylvaticus, has proliferated on easternLong Islandin recent years, a population boom largely driven by the widespread development of previously open spaces for human habitation, and the concomitant destruction of habitats favored by the rabbits’ natural predators. In an attempt to bring the rabbits’ numbers down, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation permits the hunting …
Into The Valley By Joel Reitman
Into The Valley By Joel Reitman “This is the train to Penn Station; the next stop isHicksville,” blared the voice of the automated announcer. I was at the station my Uncle Artie drove to work every day. The view through the grimy,Long Island Rail Roadcar window blurred my vision so mightily, it seemed to bring me back …
Voyage To The Vineyard By Joe Forbrich
VOYAGE TO THE VINEYARD by Joe Forbrich If I’d known then what I know now, I never would have done it. But I didn’t know. So I did it. It’s time to shove off. I’m at the boat ramp onRed Creek Roadin Hampton Bays, sneaking my sixteen foot sailboat into the water without a permit. I’ve spent six months …
The Mysterious Cottages On Dune Road By Carla Zarse
The Mysterious Cottages on Dune Road By Carla Zarse If you have ever have taken a drive down Dune Road in Westhampton Beach, you are sure to notice the various assortment of beautiful summer homes and cottages lined evenly along the each side of the road. From the old style wooden shingled houses to the modern designed summer homes, it …
Procession By Becky Cole
Procession By Becky Cole In late August the leaves have turned [1] their darkest green and hang heavy from the trees, spent, dusty, all but lifeless. Each summer [2] ShelterIsland swells with oppressive salt air humidity and temporary residents who press the limits of capacity, of parking, and of patience. The single-lane, shoulderless …
