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Tag: Nostalgia

By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 3, 2021

Preserving the Past Part 1: Revisiting the Scrapbooks I Made in Primary School

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had an obsession with preserving the past and a fear of losing it. Like many kids, I used to fantasize about … Continue reading Preserving the Past Part 1: Revisiting the Scrapbooks I Made in Primary School

Categories: PersonalTags: Childhood, Creativity, Memory, Nostalgia, School, Scrapbook
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on November 11, 2020

The Park: A History of the Headquarters of My Youth

I stopped near the end of my loop. By which I mean: I didn’t stop walking, but I stopped unpacking the present. For a brief yet significant moment, I existed in the past. And in that brief moment, there were twenty years.

Categories: PersonalTags: Childhood, Geography, Nostalgia, Personal, School, Self-growth
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 28, 2019

15 Things I Miss From My Childhood

I want to break up the stream of essay-style posts and pursue a more creative approach to blogging- be it in the form of lists or prose poems or whatever. … Continue reading 15 Things I Miss From My Childhood

Categories: PersonalTags: Childhood, Memory, Nostalgia, Personal, School
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on March 19, 2018March 19, 2018

Snow Day

When my Americans ask me how often it snows in my hometown, my answer is invariably “almost never”. Nailsea, though far from resembling a tropical paradise, is situated in a … Continue reading Snow Day

Categories: PersonalTags: Memory, Nostalgia, Personal, Photography, Snow
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on March 17, 2018

8 Games I Miss On The Original Xbox

Y’all should know at this point that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel are my favorite games of all time. However I won’t be including them … Continue reading 8 Games I Miss On The Original Xbox

Categories: GamesTags: Games, Gaming, Nostalgia, Xbox
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 17, 2017June 10, 2020

The Giver & Nostalgic Reading

What I straight-facedly refer to as the organized mess of my room has reached its zenith. There are so many stacks of books on the floor I can no longer … Continue reading The Giver & Nostalgic Reading

Categories: Books, PersonalTags: Books, Nostalgia, Reading, The Giver
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on June 11, 2017

Games Of My Childhood

#1 Rayman 2: The Great Escape Any discussion of the games of my childhood begins with Rayman 2. This was the first game I had that became an obsession for … Continue reading Games Of My Childhood

Categories: Games, PersonalTags: Games, Nostalgia, Pokemon, Rayman, Retro gaming, Spyro
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