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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Reflections of the Model-A Model Story
Reflections of the Model-A Model Story By Richard Mabey Jr. “The Model-A Model” is a short essay that I wrote for the Independent News back in February of 2001. I was honored to find out that it made the “Commentary … Continue reading
Tender Be The Young Love: Chapter 2, Jenny’s Library
This is a picture I took, from my computer screen, of “Jenny’s Library” as it looks today. The world knew this library as the “Paterson Eastside Library.” It broke my heart to see that it had closed up due to … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams, Friendship, Giving, Life's Dreams, Love Story, Memory, Wisdom
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Tender Be The Young Love
Tender Be The Young Love Beneath the Arms of That Old Maple Tree By Richard Mabey Jr. This scene begins a series of fictional writings of a love story that I am working on. It is one scene from a … Continue reading
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A Loving Moment
A Loving Moment By Richard Mabey Jr. While this is a true story, I’m not 100% sure if all of the dialogue is exactly how it was spoken. But it is written as best as I honestly can remember. The … Continue reading
Posted in Boonton High School, Dreams, Encouragement, Faith, Friendship, Giving, Humility, Memory, Penny, Spiritual Lesson, Wisdom
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Overcoming Self Doubts
This is a photo of myself taken in my senior year of high school. I wanted very much to see my many stories and articles become published, but my heart was filled with self doubts. The good Lord used a precious … Continue reading
Reflecting Upon Penny
Reflecting Upon Penny By Richard Mabey Jr. O’ bring me back just one more day, to find myself lost in your eyes, O’ your cowboy hat and carefree way, to once again hear your gentle sighs. In summertime we’d … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Friendship, Giving, Memory, Penny, Small Town America, Spiritual Lesson, Wisdom
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Tribute to Penny
Tribute to Penny By Richard Mabey Jr. I remember when I first saw you, I thought you were out of my league. For in your eyes lied solemn and true, your beauty, charm and mystical intrigue. O’ the afternoon … Continue reading
The Gift of Finding Purpose
A rare photo of myself during my “bearded period,” with three scouts of Boy Scout Troop 170, at the 1985 Boy Scout National Jamboree. I found this photo in my dad’s collection of scout pictures. The Gift of Finding Purpose … Continue reading
Remembering Thomas Wolfe
Remembering Thomas Wolfe By Richard Mabey Jr. In the summer of 1967, between having graduated from Chapel Hill School and starting Boonton High School, I read Thomas Wolfe’s novel, Look Homeward, Angel. I read it as one of the books … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Boonton High School, Boy Scouts, Comic Books, Determination, Dreams, Faith, Finding Your Purpose in Life, Giving, Good Neighbor Sam, Homecoming, Humility, Life's Dreams, Love of Family, Memory, Modern Life, Newspapers, Old Books, Small Town America, Thomas Wolfe, Wisdom
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Never Give Up On Your Dream!
These are two pictures of the actual wallet that I kept by my bedside, and under my pillow, when I was 12 years old and battled a very serious bout with rheumatic fever. The drawing of the Eagle Scout medal is … Continue reading
Journey to Truth 