John Mooy

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

by John Mooy  I received word in an email this afternoon from Judy and Eric Singley that Charlie Maxwell had passed away at age ninety-seven. Judy’s family had been good friends with the Maxwells.  I always thought that was to use the … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Charlie Maxwell – Ol’ Paw Paw