Movie Review: “The Meddler”
“The Meddler” — a film review by Gary Chew It was a notion of mine that The Meddler would backstory (a new verb?) as autobiographical. I was right. … Read more
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Lost Journal: Babysitter Could Child-Care Less
Journal entry: July 9, 1980 (age 11) – Babysitter Up until this summer, my 12-year-old brother, Dan, and I have had pretty good luck with our parents’ choice … Read more
Lost Journal: Mother Fills Empty Nest with Larry Bird
Journal entry: December 27, 1989 (age 20) – Empty Nest Something is terribly wrong with my mother. I’m home on Christmas break from SUNY Oswego, and I was … Read more
Lost Journal: Dinner-Time Career Talk Tabled
Journal entry: October 14, 1986 (age 17) – Career Talk My father is a hard worker and an accomplished professional. He started working and contributing to his family’s … Read more
Lost Journal: Putting Words in Someone Else’s Mouth (Reliving the McCarthy Era)
Journal entry: May 23, 1977 (age 8) Adults are always asking me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My standard answer is “Taller.” (A … Read more
Lost Journal: Showdown at the Paper Towel Corral
Journal entry: September 19, 2010 (age 41) – Paper Towels It was high noon when I dismounted my Honda Civic and ambled toward a lonesome cluster of buildings … Read more
Lost Journal: Parish Picnic Party People
Journal entry: September 14, 1980 (age 11) – Parish Picnic Party People I’m always sorta fidgety at Mass, but this morning, I was fidgetacular. I squirmed in my … Read more
Lost Journal: A-Tisket, A-Tasket, an Easter Laundry Basket
Journal entry: March 26, 1978 (age 8) – Easter “Your Easter basket fell out of the sky.” The penciled note, in my mom’s blocky print, was waiting for … Read more
Lost Journal: Pale Pirates Infiltrate the Tall Ships
Journal entry: July 14, 1984 (age 15) – Tall Ships I squinted ahead, along the slowly snaking line of people. The line looked long enough to be waiting … Read more
Lost Journal: A Pain in the Neck Experiences Same
Journal entry: June 20, 2010 (age 41) – Pain in the Neck I have an intuitive sense I’m not intuitive. I have never seen Bigfoot, extraterrestrials, ghosts, or … Read more
