Author Archives: brucesmith49

My Life as a Shopping Mall Santa Claus – more tales from the Moth Story series

Posted on February 23, 2017 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith The first job I got when I moved to Yelm, Washington from my home in New York was working as a shopping mall Santa Claus. Beginning the day after Thanksgiving in 1991, I pulled four-hour shifts … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Moth Stories | 7 Comments

Barbsie Comes Home for Christmas – a submission to the Moth Story series

Posted on February 22, 2017 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith This story is my account of becoming aware of loving someone – in this case my sister – for the first time in my life. In the fall of 1958, when she was five and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Back East, Family, Health, Moth Stories | 3 Comments

Understanding New York Lingo

Posted on February 21, 2017 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith To better understand the lyrics in Alicia Keyes’ songs and other New York-based musicians, and to know where the action is talking place in about half of the cop shows on TV, ie: Law and Order, … Continue reading →

Posted in Back East, Culture, Entertainment | 11 Comments

14th Annual EXPO coming to Graham

Posted on February 20, 2017 by brucesmith49

Proudly Announcing: 14th Annual EXPO Graham-Kapowsin Community Council ‘Feed the Children’ Fundraiser & Fun-Run / Walk WHEN: Saturday, March 4, 2017, 9am-3pm. WHERE: Graham Elementary School, 10026 204th St. E. Graham, WA 98338. Each year the G-KCC sponsors this Expo … Continue reading →

Posted in Graham News, Kapowsin | 1 Comment

What To Say When Your Therapist Tells You You’re Her Craziest Patient – more from Campfire Tales: True Stories Not Everyone Believes

Posted on February 16, 2017 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith I have always believed in UFO’s, even as a little kid. In fact, I have always thought it odd that others don’t. My fellow true believers and I have a few theories that we place a … Continue reading →

Posted in Campfire Tales, Folk tales and stories, Health | 8 Comments

Gottman and Beck Find a Bear in their Bed – from Campfire Tales: True Stories Not Everyone Believes

Posted on February 13, 2017 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith Gottman and Beck were two fourteen-year old guys that I traveled with on a cross-country Boy Scout trip in 1966. We journeyed to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico from our homes on Long Island, … Continue reading →

Posted in Campfire Tales, Culture, Environment, Nature | 6 Comments

“North to Chibougamou,” an account of seeking refuge in Canada; from Campfire Tales – True Stories Not Everyone Believes

Posted on February 8, 2017 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith If you travel due north from New York City the road eventually ends 750 miles later in a little mining town called Chibougamou. In fact, when I traveled there in 1969 the last 150-mile stretch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Back East, Campfire Tales, Culture, Resistance and Justice | 6 Comments

SNOW! – The Great Super Bowl Sunday Snow Storm, 2017

Posted on February 6, 2017 by brucesmith49

Bruce A. Smith We got dumped. There is 12-14 inches outside my little abode, but the amount varies as more snow plummets off of tree boughs, or the melting slush thwarts a bigger build-up. Regardless, I can’t even open my … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Weather | 4 Comments

Romantic Triangle Between Barb Dayton and Ron and Pat Forman Revealed in New DB Cooper Production

Posted on January 29, 2017 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith That’s a joke, folks! But I just saw the World Premier of “db,” a highly speculative account of the DB Cooper hijacking, in the CoHo Theater in Portland. Penned by NYC playwright Tommy Smith, it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in DB Cooper, Entertainment | 8 Comments

Mass Surveillance and Army Intelligence – one man’s experience; from Campfire Tales – True Stories Not Everyone Believes

Posted on January 28, 2017 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith The closing of the borders of the United States to Muslims and refugees this week brings to mind the struggles of the 1960s and 1970s, especially the shooting of four students at Kent State University on … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Resistance and Justice | 8 Comments