Retro Ramblings
I Never Liked Coy and Vance
Bo and Luke vanished from my screen, and I felt the loss instantly. A kid knows when something is wrong, and a kid knows when it comes back home. [Continue Reading]
Articles by Mickey Lee
Front Porch Philosophy
Witch Hazel Was My Grandmother’s Cure For Everything
My grandmother swore witch‑hazel could fix anything. Bug bites, bruises, heartbreak, you name it. She dabbed it on with the same quiet confidence that made you believe healing was just part of her job. [Continue Reading]
Essay
Rewinding WrestleMania 2
WrestleMania weekend always takes me back to the first one I ever saw on VHS, when WrestleMania 2 made me fall in love with wrestling for good. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Keep Your Feet On the Ground and Keep Reaching For the Stars
There are certain sounds that instantly transport you back in time. For me, one of those sounds is the voice [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
I Used To Be the Ground Beef Bandit
I still walk past the meat section and feel that old urge to poke a pack of ground beef, a tiny reminder of the kid I used to be. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Still Waiting for My Treasure Map Thanks to The Goonies
The Goonies felt like childhood itself, a wild treasure hunt where friendship mattered more than fear and every kid believed adventure was waiting just past the front porch. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Back When Pop Culture Belonged to the Kids
Some days I swear I can still hear a VHS tape whirring to life, pulling me back to a world of theme songs, mall food courts, and Saturday mornings that felt like they could last forever. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Watching Artemis Return Felt Like Being Ten Years Old Again
I didn’t expect Artemis 2’s return to hit me the way it did. One moment I was watching a glowing capsule streak through the atmosphere, and the next I was back in school staring at a TV strapped to a metal cart. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Friday Night at the Rink
On Friday nights the skating rink felt like the center of the universe, all neon lights, loud music, and kids wobbling through freedom on four wheels. It was chaos, it was magic, and it was ours. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
A Weekend Wrapped Around One Song
Before music lived in the cloud, I stood under KMart’s fluorescent lights flipping through cassette singles, searching for the one song I could carry home in my pocket. It felt like choosing who I wanted to be. [Continue Reading]