John Mooy

by John Mooy Saturday morning was no different than every Saturday morning for me.  I made my weekly trip to the dump.  This week the pickup truck was filled extra full as it was loaded with brush.  That brush was courtesy of my … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: That Time of Year

by John Mooy A friend of mine suggested I go see a comedian who was coming to South Haven.  He told me this fellow’s name is Heywood Banks and he’s rather zany and you could take anyone to one of his performances.  He told me that … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Toast

by John Mooy The rites of spring bring the pitchers and catchers to spring training, the annual house cleaning and a survey of what needs to be done to get the homestead ready for spring and summer.  That’s been going on in Marcellus … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Related Stories: Who are those guys and what are they plotting?

by John Mooy As a kid in Marcellus, I had heard stories about this place called the House of David.  At that time, I’m not sure I even knew where it was located.  What I do recall is listening to stories about the place from my mom … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: House of David

by John Mooy By the time you finish reading this article you may well believe that Marcellus provided the idea for the old television program Wild Kingdom brought to you by Mutual of Omaha and hosted by Marlin … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Dogs and More

by John Mooy I often wonder over the course of a lifetime how many times something may take place.  How many times will we brush our teeth, how many times will tie a pair of shoes, or how many times we will close the day by crawling … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Doors

The boys of Elm Street - Ron Welburn and John Mooy by John Mooy It was not uncommon that on Saturday morning I would gulp down a bowl of cereal, run out of the house through the kitchen door and take my bike down the steps at the … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Three Doors Down

by John Mooy In my mind, all the people I grew up with in Marcellus will remain forever young.  That’s how I remember them and those memories have not been diminished in the least since I left there in 1964.    So, the … [Read more...] about The True Books of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Big Red

by John Mooy It was in the depths of the basement where I made another great discovery.  Box upon box stacked up and in many instances, I had no idea what was in them.  I would have to open them to determine the value of their … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Archives revealed. . . strike up the band!

by John Mooy As we head into 2025, I have had conversations with a number of people and we spoke about the idea that we are living during a time when we need good stories.  There just seems to not be enough of them.    … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The MBBA Project

Illustration by Wendy Anderson Halperinwendyhalperin.com By John Mooy Two pieces of information that inspired me to write about the nose and the beak.  And this will be the first time I’ve ever addressed these two subjects on … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Nose and the Beak

by John Mooy We often hear the term “small world” in reference to a connection someone has with someone else.  Often the connection is brought about through a strange turn of events.  A popular current notion is found in the term … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Small World