How I knew Harold

  • Good News

    Good News
    Around 1953 Mom tells the family she's pregnant. My brother bounces around the living room with a pillow on his head wailing "it will change our whole lives!" This story is recounted each year around my birthday.
  • Mum changed her facial look

    Mum changed her facial look
    Around 1964 Mom colors her hair–starts wearing eye shadow and mascara. She's standing over a steaming sink in a pale green mohair singing "Edelweiss." She looks absolutely radiant.
  • Dad suit smells like Old Spice

    Dad suit smells like Old Spice
    Around 1962 my brother feels like scaring the hell out of me and chases me around the house with a butcher knife. I hide behind Dad's suits. It smells like Old Spice.
  • my sister is gay

    my sister is gay
    Around 1972 my sister tells me and my parents she's gay.