December, 2014

Memories of Christmas morning long ago

December 22, 2014By ericCurrent Writing, Random Thoughts2 Comments

If memories of Christmas mornings in our childhoods are lost, Eric Mondschein, who lives in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York and author of Life at 12 College Road, makes up for it. He has memories that probably parallel most boomers’ — except for a not-so-happy ending. That’s the short story he gives to BoomerCafé this season: “Christmas Morning.”

An Interview with BeachBoundBooks about writing and Life at 12 College Road

December 9, 2014By ericCurrent Writing, Random Thoughts0 Comments

I was honored to have been interviewed by Stacie Theis of BeachBoundBooks about writing and my book Life at 12 College Road.

Saturday Mornings

On Saturday mornings, my brother and I would get up very early—unreasonably early, you might say. We would then steal downstairs, ever so stealthily, so as not to wake up Mom or Dad. Mostly it was Dad we did not […]

TO HALVE AND HALVE NOT

The spread laid out on the breakfast room table looked the same on almost any given Saturday morning. A platter of sliced red ripe tomatoes and Bermuda onions, a brick of butter, and Philadelphia brand cream cheese (nothing whipped on […]

Brownie

When my parents brought home the family’s new RCA Victor black-and-white television set, they made it clear that it was not to be the center of attention, and as such, it would not be in the living room. That room was for reading the Sunday paper or a good book, entertaining company, and watching the flames flicker in the large brick fireplace.

It’s time to think about Trout Season 2021

Well, it’s that time of year once again. Trout season in rivers and streams will open on April 1st in New York, Massachusetts and Maine, April 10th in Rhode Island, Vermont and Connecticut, and April 27th in New Hampshire for trout ponds rivers and streams.

Forty-Four Years and the Friendship Continues

Forty-four years. In this mobile and fast-paced world, that’s a long time for two, now baby boomers, to be friends. But the friendship between us, that is Ellery (Rick) Miller and Eric (Rick) Mondschein is alive and well. In fact, […]

Jeff Ackerman - July 19, 2023:
Me too.

Lou - December 20, 2022:
Provocative.

eric - February 8, 2022:
Thank you most appreciated.

eric - February 8, 2022:
Thank you

eric - March 25, 2021:
Thank you