My 1988 Ode to Universal Studios Hollywood In Recognition of Its 2021 Reopening

“Earthquake: The Big One” bested Freddy Krueger for #1.

My mom, the amateur archivist, saved every artifact from my childhood. I visited her yesterday. She’d been cleaning out some drawers and found an essay I wrote titled, “What I Did Over Spring Break.” I wrote it in 6th grade, 1988.

This was a joyous spring break.

I celebrated a birthday. One of my friends did a week-long sleepover at my house. I ate at…