The Golden Age
by Harry Hallman
February 27, 2020
For many of us, the golden age was when we were kids carefree and happy running around the streets of Kensington in Philadelphia with little or not...
A World of Stories
by Harry Hallman
February 19, 2020
I was very fortunate that by the time I was five years old, our family bought a TV. It was an RCA. We were not the first TV in the neighborhood. A ...
The Valentine's Day Mystery
by Harry Hallman
January 09, 2020
Valentine's Day was as an important holiday for kids as it was for adults.
A Magical Christmas
by Harry Hallman
January 06, 2020
I was dumbstruck and couldn’t speak. My mom walked over to me and said, “Didn’t you hear me?” She felt my head like she always did when trying to determine if I had a fever.
The Little Red Christmas Ball
by Harry Hallman
January 06, 2020
In 1951, we lived in a small row home on Wishart Street in the section of Philadelphia known as Kensington.
Time, Time, Time. Where has all the time gone?
by Harry Hallman
December 29, 2019
My first memory was when I was just three or four years old. It was when the family got a puppy. Her name was Bonnie, and she was a funny little re...
What Year Is It?
by Harry Hallman
December 01, 2019
One cannot fully comprehend how the synapses of the human brain work, but the result is often magical. It certainly was for me on this day.
One Thanksgiving I will never forget!
by Harry Hallman
November 27, 2019
One Thanksgiving I will never forget!
My grandmother and mother were both great cooks. Year after year the made the best holiday dinners. One Thank...
The Lucky Bayberry Candle
by Harry Hallman
November 23, 2019
My mom used to burn a Bayberry candle on Christmas Eve. It was supposed to bring you good luck if it burned all night. One year my grandfather put ...
Gerry Bryne Amato's Adventures at Wm. Cramp School- Kindergarten to 6th Grade 1948-1954
by Harry Hallman
January 15, 2019
(A fictitious account of Gerry Amato, the main character in Mercy Row Retribution based on author Harry Hallman's experiences)
My first recollectio...
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