tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post1733536926830164533..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: My HometownLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-31219842324838076762011-08-09T15:02:32.363-04:002011-08-09T15:02:32.363-04:00I wouldn't change my upbringing for anything -...I wouldn't change my upbringing for anything - I think - but we moved so much I don't have a hometown. I think it's wonderful your kids even went to the same school as you.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-28796129041885185042011-08-08T08:17:21.367-04:002011-08-08T08:17:21.367-04:00Keith, as it so happens, my aunt went to school wi...Keith, as it so happens, my aunt went to school with Phillip "Whatshisname" Roth. My mother claimed my aunt dated him; my aunt denies it.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-1330905081615117142011-08-05T17:24:28.188-04:002011-08-05T17:24:28.188-04:00Lois, so there are two world-renowned authors from...Lois, so there are two world-renowned authors from Newark. You and Philip Whatshisname who wrote Portnoy's Complaint.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80781485804490769632011-08-05T14:16:15.319-04:002011-08-05T14:16:15.319-04:00Keith, if you were to take a walk through my homet...Keith, if you were to take a walk through my hometown, you'd be taking your life in your hands. I grew up in Newark, NJ. Believe it or not, it was actually a quite safe place back then. Times have definitely changed.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-8284321148173909472011-08-05T13:05:09.759-04:002011-08-05T13:05:09.759-04:00Darrell, as you might expect, I'm a little env...Darrell, as you might expect, I'm a little envious about your hometown not changing so much, but as the post indicates, I'm conflicted.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-6686421731983434922011-08-05T12:38:40.665-04:002011-08-05T12:38:40.665-04:00Thanks for the guided tour, Keith. Very interestin...Thanks for the guided tour, Keith. Very interesting! I've lived far from the small town I grew up in for many years now. In many ways, it hasn't changed all that much. I always take a walk down Memory Lane every time I go back there.Darrell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394984700734588887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14593086874786353842011-08-05T10:09:18.507-04:002011-08-05T10:09:18.507-04:00Thanks, Robin. You've got me beat. I met my be...Thanks, Robin. You've got me beat. I met my best friend in 4th grade.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-965401714664668002011-08-05T09:07:20.878-04:002011-08-05T09:07:20.878-04:00Great post, Keith. I love this detail, "Somet...Great post, Keith. I love this detail, "Sometimes one of my kids brings a book home from the school library, and I’ll see the name of one of my classmates scrawled inside the cover."<br /><br />I grew up in a much bigger city, but I see similar growth and change. I went to a parochial grade school that had about 30 of us in our class. Most of us keep in touch and get together every once in a while, and some of them came to my book release party. I've known my best friend since second grade.Robin Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373722202559066388noreply@blogger.com