Memory Half Full

I distinctly remember the first day of kindergarten, getting introduced to all the new faces, learning where the monkey bars were, seeing all the bigger kids in the halls and being intimidated. I wore a brand new striped shirt with khaki pants rolled up into a cuff at home by my mom just that morning. … Continue reading Memory Half Full

Laundry Days

I remember laundry days. They almost always happened on Sundays in the morning, while everyone else seemed to be at church, well, everyone else from our block anyway. We would head down to the laundromat on Baltimore Avenue, pushing along the little Chinese folding laundry cart full of our dirty clothes in garbage bags. I’m … Continue reading Laundry Days

Shout!

Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I’m talking to you Come on On a cold, rainy day, back when I was a young boy, in mid-March of a time ago, I went with my mother to a department store — I think it was Strawbridge … Continue reading Shout!