Essay
Lazer Tron Was a Saturday Afternoon Superhero
You already know this, but there was a time in my life when Saturday afternoons meant one thing and one thing only: professional wrestling. Not the polished, corporate spectacle it …
Childhood
Essay
Peter Come Home For Christmas
There are certain commercials that stick with you. Not because they’re flashy or clever, but because they tap into something deeper. Something personal. Something that lingers long after the jingle …
Cornbread Chronicles
TNN Still Echoes In My Memories
By now, most folks have figured out that nostalgia is a powerful drug. It sneaks up on you when you least expect it. One minute you’re scrolling through a streaming …
Special Feature
Classic Halloween Specials You Might Have Forgotten About
We’re coming up on the last weekend before Halloween, and I don’t know about you, but it’s supposed to be wet and cool in my neck of the woods. While …
Essay
Making Apple Butter and Memories
Growing up in the Appalachians meant living close to the land and even closer to family. The hills rolled like old stories, and every season had its own rhythm. But …
Essay
The Masters of the Universe
I still remember the first time I laid eyes on He-Man. It wasn’t on TV. It wasn’t in a comic book ad. It was on a store shelf at Hills …
Essay
My Adventures With Lone Wolf
Back in the mid-’80s, Dungeons & Dragons was definitely “a thing”, but not the kind of thing you could talk about freely in my house. It had this weird reputation …
Essay
I Thought Hit Stix Would Make Me Popular
In my elementary school years in the late-’80s, I wasn’t one of the “popular” kids. While I had friends, and was in several small cliques based on interests like trading …
Essay
Sunday Night Television Used To Be the Worst
Growing up in the ’80s and early ’90s, Sunday nights were the low point of the weekend—at least for me. While Friday nights had that electric buzz of freedom and …
Essay
Going to Grandmas When I Was Sick
I’ve been laid up the last few days, and let me tell you, it’s been rough. The kind of sick where your nose won’t stop running, your throat feels like …