Lost Journal: Bad Luck? The Ides Have it
Journal entry: March 15, 2010 (age 40) – Ides of March Beware the Ides of March. The seer in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar probably wasn’t warning us that a … Read more
Tim Mollen’s Column
Tim Mollen’s “Lost Journal” column is written in retrospect. He chooses a different day from his past, and writes about it as though it were today.
Lost Journal: The Sweet Relief of Cast Removal
Journal entry: November 18, 1976 (age 7) – Cast Removal “Get this thing off of me!” As it had been for the past seven weeks, that was my … Read more
Lost Journal: Two Words for Every Occasion
Lost Journal entry: August 29, 2010 (age 41) “Hi, person. How are you?” “My cousin’s dog has an abscess. I wonder how you spell that. I came in … 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: Care Enough to Send the Very Worst Valentines
Journal entry: February 13, 2011 (age 41) – Valentines The following is a draft of a letter I’m sending to the human resources department at Hallmark: Dear, Dear … Read more
Lost Journal: Five’s Company on Valentine’s Day
Journal entry: February 14, 1992 (age 22) – Valentine’s Day A few weeks ago, I boarded an Amtrak train, with most of my belongings in two army duffel … Read more
Lost Journal: Pleading No Contest to Trivia
Journal entry: December 9, 1994 (age 25) – Trivia Geographically speaking, my life is perfect. I live in the trendy Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., three blocks … 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
Lost Journal: If Lewis & Clark Had Been Brothers, There’d Only Be 17 States
Journal entry: May 13, 2010 (age 41) – Brothers Before today, I had never been on a long drive with my oldest brother, Jerry. He’s been married since … Read more
Lost Journal: Cassette Death and CD Rebirth
Journal entry: July 19, 1988 (age 19) – Cassettes and CDs Yesterday, my boombox ate the tape out of my cassette single of Johnny Hates Jazz’s “Shattered Dreams.” … Read more
