Category: 80s and 90s kids
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It’s a small world after all…
The one thing I wanted to bring to the surface is that regardless of whatever generation we’re talking about – Boomers, Gen X, Gen Z, Millennials, who cares – we all compiled and collected a lot of shit. But good shit that had substance and fostered a balance between entertainment and reality. Nowadays, with our…
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The Sleepless Knights – novel excerpt – with valuable info that will set the tone for the rest of the book.
“Enough!” A booming voice emerged from the house before Quinn and Kyler could grab the obnoxious carnie. “If I want to see 3rd grader behavior, I’d go to a Chuckie Cheese! But I know I helped raise sensible and cooperative men and women here, so act like it. What a display of nonsense in front…
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Here I Go, Again on My Own
October 10th 2023 Well, here I am. Back after a long absence – at least making an attempt to return to the land of the living in terms of writing and creating. I’m sitting in the guest room of my friend’s house, tired but not tired enough, getting ready to embark on another journey of…
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Nostalgic Poem and Essay Dump cont…
The arcades, the Caldors, the sweaty Ben Cooper masks, the local legends and myths, and the shortcuts through the woods to buy sodas and candy – all that seems to have dissipated and replaced with Candy Crush, No Trespassing signs, extinct department retailers that turn into seasonal Halloween stores, expensive escape rooms, and steel water…
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Drinking from the garden hose – major nostalgic poem and essay dumps, and there’s more to come.
He unknowingly channeled John Cusack, but he had Keanu Reeves’ hair in the movie Parenthood. He had to have been well into his twenties at the time, and I knew I had a better chance of figuring out how to record a show on a VCR while watching something else…
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The Sleepless Knights novel excerpt – picking away at a fantasy I hope to complete before the Fall 2023
The last time Maeve had a serious nightmare was after her brother, Sebastian, dragged her with him and his friends to see Aliens after school. They told their parents they saw Flight of the Navigator. For months, she dreamt of the queen alien landing in her backyard after Sigourney Weaver let the bitch fall from…
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Because…the glories of cruising into midlife crisis
…It’s also about taking some time to pause, process, and reevaluate your life – what got you from Teen Beat magazines to over-forty multivitamins? It’s overwhelming, and sometimes troubling, to think about how much time has gone by and how much we’d give up to have some of it back. Experiences like this cruise help…
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Nostalgic poems
I didn’t necessarily intend on having poetry on this blog. I have other places for that, and I wanted to stay true to the 80’s & 90’s trips down memory lane. But sometimes I conjure up some poetry that seems to fit the theme. Before I wrote anything else – stories, essays, forgotten grocery lists,…
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The Rink – when two different worlds collided – literally
The DJ was cool enough to play my Salt-N-Pepa CD, and I wasn’t used to anyone being cool to me about anything. On a slow weeknight or summer day, the employees, who dressed in striped referee shirts, let me roll alone in the center of the floor, right under the disco ball and multi-colored marquee…
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The Sleepless Knights – an 80’s/90’s urban fantasy – excerpt #…I lost count.
This is a little different for this blog but I figured since the book is set in the late 80’s/early 90’s, it still fits the theme. For those who don’t already know, I have a novel in progress. Yes, I’ve absolutely had a NIP before 😉 and have left it unfinished, but this is the…
I Drank from the Garden Hose 