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Tag Archives: Prose
Fruit
L & S was a candy store and newsstand located on the corner of 60th St. and 18th Ave. L & S, which stood for Louie & Son, was owned by Louie Varinella: a burly, slightly balding man with … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Freeze Tag, fruit, heroin, John Biscello, loan shark, Prose, story
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Lighted Window Syndrome
All my life I have had lighted window syndrome. Being outside someone’s window at night, and seeing the lighted window, its warm amber glow was an invitation to feel a sense of home, not to be at home, … Continue reading
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Tagged detachment, ghost, home, John Biscello, Light, Literary, Prose, story, window
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My Sister
My sister and I are bonded in that we were in the trenches together. In the battle-zone that was our household, we were witnesses to and casualties of the same war. I am six years older than my … Continue reading
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Tagged Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, family, John Biscello, Prose, sibling, sister, story
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My Father
My father was a tough guy. How tough, it’s hard to say. And when I say tough I mean it in the street-Brooklyn sort of way. Neighborhood-tough, man-tough, like that. As I’ve grown older I’ve realized it’s much more … Continue reading
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Tagged Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, childhood, father, John Biscello, Literary, Prose, son, story
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Manual Labor of Like
I had hoped to make out with Josephine during the movie, but the hand-job was completely unexpected. Even after what Kenny had told me, I was still shocked when it happened. Josephine was the cousin of Jenny, my … Continue reading
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Tagged Bensonhurst, boys and girls, Brooklyn, date, handjob, John Biscello, Literary, movie, Prose, sex, story
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Kleptomania
There was a time when kleptomania was all the rage among the women in my family. That is, my mother, and my two aunts, Marie and Rosetta, were robbing department stores and toy stores with casual regularity. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, christmas, family, John Biscello, Literary, Prose, story, theft, urban
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Bloodlet
I don’t think they can handle the Juice, Davey Dog sneered a challenge. He smirked with superiority and you couldn’t tell exactly where he was looking, because his eyes were hidden behind dark glasses. There were eight … Continue reading
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Tagged basement, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, drugs, John Biscello, Literary, Prose, story, urban
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O.T.B.
It was one of the hot-spots on the avenue. The place where the men hung out every day. It was their church, their sanctuary, their cave, a place where the regular lives went away for a little while. My … Continue reading
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Tagged Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, family, gambling, horse racing, John Biscello, otb, Prose, story
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Street Corner
It was a vicious arena, gladiator combat conducted with tongues. To survive on a Brooklyn street corner you needed you needed to be quick on the verbal draw. It was easy, always on the defensive, one’s metaphysical position … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, John Biscello, Literary, Prose, story, street corner
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Glow
The coke parties were my favorite. It was when everyone was happiest. Everyone meant my father, my mother, and their friends, Teddy and Debby. Occasionally, Debby’s brother, Wayne, was part of everyone. My mother would say—Teddy and Debby … Continue reading
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