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Going to Grandmas When I Was Sick

September 16, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

I’ve been laid up the last few days, and let me tell you, it’s been rough. The kind of sick [Continue Reading]

Bayside High
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Heading Back to School in the ’80s

September 15, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

I still remember the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and the crinkle of Trapper Keeper Velcro like it was yesterday. [Continue Reading]

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The Night We Tried to Conquer the World (and Fell Asleep Trying)

September 2, 2025 Mickey Lee 1

If you grew up in the ’80s like I did, chances are you remember the magic of sleepovers. They weren’t [Continue Reading]

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Shooting Out the Lights

August 12, 2025 Mickey Lee 1

Back when I was in elementary school, we had a few things to look forward to every year. There was [Continue Reading]

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Thinking About Superman Peanut Butter

February 25, 2024 Mickey Lee 1

It is funny how certain memories can suddenly bubble up from the back of your mind after years of silence. [Continue Reading]

Halloween Havoc 89
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October 28th, 1989

October 28, 2023 Mickey Lee 1

October 28th, 1989 is one of those days that stuck with me. It was a Saturday, which meant cartoons in [Continue Reading]

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The Yearly Harvest Festival at School

October 23, 2023 Mickey Lee 2

Fall is in the air again…the kind that smells like woodsmoke and feels like flannel, and every time this season [Continue Reading]

Suddenly S'mores
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Suddenly S’Mores

July 7, 2023 Mickey Lee 4

In 1990, I was a fat kid with a sweet tooth and a radar for new junk food. If it [Continue Reading]

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