Candlewood, my childhood, always summer, floating and first loves and swim team ribbons, and the stone wall retainer, and that stairway down to the soft sand, and Sunnies nipping my toes, and splashing, and shrieking, and underwater handstands, and backward somersaults, and uncles throwing children high into the air, coming to surface with our long […]
About A Boy
It happened slowly at first. And when the weakened threads of connection began to grow taut, it hurt like hell. Then, it happened rather quickly. First, there was a certain required haircut. Along with that, came the car, a big dance, and some whiskers. With the whiskers, a girlfriend appeared. But this time, it was something serious. Every step he inched […]
High School Reunion; What Remains the Same
A week ago, I attended my 30th high school reunion. I graduated in the mid 80’s when Madonna, the late, great Prince, and “new wave” music were flooding the scene. Back then we were a sweaty, hormonal, swirling mass of leg warmers, headbands, asymmetrical hairstyles, neon clothes, high-top Reebok’s, popped collars, fake ID’s, and black rubber […]