I Still Enjoy Them (Old Post, Updated)

https://fivedotoh.com/2020/08/31/fowc-with-fandango-hunter/ I remember racing (okay, so not exactly racing, but it’s a good cliche) to the corner candy store on …

Book Covers [Old Post, Slightly Edited]

FOWC with Fandango — Covered When I was in sixth grade, our teacher, Mrs. Harris, with whom I did NOT get …

A Fitting Speech

FOWC with Fandango — Speech It’s funny. I can’t remember exactly how old I was; I only know that I was …

Archie Shocker [Old post, renamed, edited, and slightly expanded.]

FOWC with Fandango — Survivehttps://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/conniption-2/ The original version of this post was written way back in 2009. I grew up reading, …

Young And In Love

Perhaps “in love” is too strong a phrase for the way I felt about him. After all, I wasn’t quite …

Sitting On The Stoop (Old Post, Slightly Edited)

I remember sitting on the stoop (actually just a long, low, red step) in front of my old apartment building, …

So Special, So Close (Old Post, Slightly Edited)

https://fivedotoh.com/2020/08/25/fowc-with-fandango-somewhere/ When I was a kid, I didn’t have to go very far…. I didn’t have to go far at …

I’d Like To Apologize To Mary (SPOILER ALERT)

If you aren’t familiar with the “Little House” books and/or TV show, this post contains a spoiler. I’d seen the …

Amusement Park Incident [Adapted From an Old Post]

FOWC with Fandango — Credibility I remember a time, back in the 1950s, when my credibility was doubted by one man, …

Shea Stadium, August 23, 1966

Somewhere in that vast crowd is…. ME!!!!! Yes, at the age of almost-thirteen, I saw The Beatles live in concert. …