Mattie shivered violently when the November winds blew under her coat and across her legs. The cold reminded her she had run from the house without stockings or slip. Pulling her coat close around her neck stopped the trembling as she advanced to the police station. A ghostly light reflected through the brick and glass, […] Read more

As the late November winds cut across her legs and blew under her coat, Mattie shivered violently and realized that she had rushed from the house without any slip or stockings. She pulled her tweed coat closer to her neck to cut off the wind and stop her body from trembling with cold, and moved […] Read more

The American coming-of-age television comedy series ran from March 1988 to May 1993. It chronicles the story of a suburban teenager growing up in a middle-class family in the 60s and 70s. After only six episodes it won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Fred Savage, the main character, was the youngest actor […] Read more

When I was 12 years old a lot happened in 1968. I grew up in the suburbs, which you may think is better than the city but worse than the country. But it was actually great for us kids, a golden age, or wonder years […] Read more

A girl I knew lived across the street. She had brown eyes and brown hair, and when she smiled, it made me smile. It seemed like everything that mattered to me revolved around her or had something to do with where she was or who she was with. One day we made a promise to […] Read more

I just want to tell you, I’m the one who was supposed to take care of everything. I’m the one who was supposed to make everything okay for everybody. It just didn’t work out like that. And I left. I left you. You never did anything wrong, you know. I used to try to forget […] Read more

I’m the one who’s supposed to take care of you, just wanted you to know. I’m supposed to make everything good for everyone, but it didn’t work out that way. So I left, and I tried to forget about you, even though you did nothing wrong. I can’t pretend you don’t exist no matter how […] Read more

Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton got their starts with The Yardbirds, an English rock band formed in 1963. For five years the core artists and a series of guitar gods experimented with psychedelia, produced many hits, and helped define the music of the era. Jimmy Page was the lead guitarist in 1966 and soon after […] Read more

Led Zeppelin began as an offshoot of the Yardbirds, the famed British band that launched guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. In 1966, Jimmy Page had taken over as lead guitarist. But the Yardbirds were already falling apart. When the Yardbirds finally imploded, Page was only too keen. He set about rounding up a […] Read more