Synopsis
Memories of an almost forgotten time and place.
The boys of Northwood knew that true excitement belonged to the days and nights outside of the front door. The warm summer breezes and the icy winter winds held us equally in their sway. I sometimes think it was a magical place. A place where time was a traveling companion who would wait with you as you grew up, and not rush you along as it does today. Join me now as we visit Northwood and the boys who once lived there. The years have graciously parted, just far enough for us to squeeze through. Youth is an impatient time, it won't wait for long. In 1966, I turned nineteen. In that same year I enlisted in the Army. I didn't know when I left for boot camp on the morning of July 15th, that I would never again set foot in the house where so many adventures began. These stories are about that house, the neighborhood, the friends, and the culture of those times.
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From the Author
The stories gathered in The Boys Of Northwood are for the most part true. One or two have been given the benefit of a fertile imagination. A few others were casualties of a memory that tends to become more forgetful as it ages.
You may notice that the stories stray from a chronological order. I might be eleven in one tale, then sixteen in the next, followed by a story in which I'm a pre-teen again. Also, some of the narratives encompass more than one event or a particular time frame. After an attempt to follow a timeline, I concluded that the stories should stay, much like my life in those days, unorganized.
Though several of the short tales are from my perspective, I tried to put the burden (or in some cases the blame) on my fellow Northwooders. These stories are really about them. Some have passed away, but we all live in these pages. The Northwooders will always endure in the stories we tell.
If you happened to be young in this wild yet innocent time, you might find similarities in these stories to your own adolescence. If not, then this is what you missed.
About the Author
Author Randy Mixter lives in Pasadena, Maryland, with his wife Veronica and their five cats. He writes in a variety of genres including Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Mysteries, and Suspense Thrillers. He currently has nine novels and three short stories available, with more on the way.
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