How to Stand Proud in Florida At some point in recent history, the sculpture of fountains in the shape of urinating children, and the acquisition of said fountains, must have been declared unfashionable. Before that point—or more likely a considerable time after—a dozen or so of these hideous constructs found their way on the front [...]
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How to Stand Proud in Florida- Jim Silvestri
Posted: March 15, 2011 in jim silvestri, Short StoriesTags: Charles Bronson, Eagle of the Ninth, Florida, Geppetto, Home, Olive oil, Potato, Rosemary Sutcliff
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Night at the Fresh Factor- Jim Silvestri
Posted: January 8, 2011 in jim silvestri, Short StoriesTags: Dairy, Joey McIntyre, Joey Styles, New York City, Plaza Hotel, Queens, Shopping, Thanksgiving
Night at the Fresh Factor Thursday night, 4:37 pm, in the dairy freezer of the Fresh Factor supermarket in College Point, Queens. Joey DiSpirito is seated on a crate of Edy’s Slow-Churned French Vanilla and takes the joint that is passed to him by Gavin O’Flaherty. Gavin is only a few years older than Joey, [...]
