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Poem – Victor’s Deli on Jamaica Avenue (By Tom Brogan)

December 18, 2018 Antarctica Journal

  Victor’s Deli has tables to enjoy your breakfast or lunch. There is always a line for the scrumptious food. Victor’s wife owns the business and keeps the name even though they are divorced. For a while a delivery man used to bring her flowers after the breakup. Caroline plays her harmonica there and Louis like to sing Broadway tunes. […]

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Poem – Stuck on the Long Island Expressway near Lakeville Road (By Tom Brogan)

October 24, 2018 Antarctica Journal

  On the west bound expressway I drive my silver Honda. Except for a few stars, everything is black, The road is black, and rear car lights seem like a meteor show going 80 mph. There are four lanes of road. I drive a short distance and the engine dies.   My pulse quickens; My stomach tightens. Cars swerve around me. […]

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Poem – Mrs. Giles who lives at the foot of beautiful Forest Park (By Tom Brogan)

October 11, 2018 Antarctica Journal

  My friend, Edith Giles, is the mom of my childhood friend Tom. Tom is kind and loves sports and was my childhood protector against the likes of Michael Lombardi in grammar school. My brother Ed was another who looked out for me. Mrs. Giles would always say hello, how are you, and would read my writing, something always important […]

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