Tag: memories of childhood

• A Memory Is Immortality

  To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. —Anon I stood and stared at the box. I was alone. All the relatives, guests and friends had left after the service. The room was quiet except for the almost imperceptible recorded tones of funeral music. I stood several feet away from the box,…

  patrickjegan

  February 10, 2022

  brothers, Childhood, Cremation, death, Family, Holding onto the Past, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, owego ny, Real Personal History, terminal cancer, Uncategorized

  Immortality, memories of childhood, stories

• Not Just Another Skyscraper

  The Empire State Building has been linked to me, in one way or another, since before I was born. That may sound a bit confusing…but stay with me. I am an American male, raised to hide emotional reactions.  But, I can say that the building has made me cry on more than one occasion.  When…

  patrickjegan

  November 19, 2014

  Blogging, Creativity, Family, Films and filmmaking, History, Memories, non-fiction, Real Personal History

  An Affair to Remember, Bell Labs, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Empire State Building, father, King Kong, Meg Ryan, memories of childhood, New Jersey, New York City, Sleepless in Seattle, Tom Hanks