Rereading My Childhood by Amy A. Cowan
A humorous podcast/essay series in which I summarize The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street books with a dash of humor. Every Thursday.
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Goosebumps: Egg Monsters From Mars by R. L. StineSaturday Morning Cartoons were weird. Normal ones, Looney Tunes, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and the like, existed. Properties for children, like G.I. Joe and, my personal favorite, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, were also common. And then there were the shows that…
The Baby-Sitters Club #11: Kristy and the SnobsI wasn’t there when my childhood pet died. His name was Sammy, and he was a gorgeous Australian Shepherd. He died while my family and I were abroad, visiting my extended family in the Philippines. My father had to sit my sister and me down and explain that our dog wasn’t going to…
The Baby-Sitters Club #12: Claudia and the New Girl by Ann M. MartinI don’t understand kids and I certainly don’t understand babysitting. There. I said it. I read these books, but I could never babysit now, so babysitting when I was twelve is especially out of the question. (I thought wearing all black on Valentine’s Day was a clear message to…
Fear Street: Halloween Party by R. L. StineI love Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday. It’s the one time of year when everyone lives the way I live all year around. It’s the only time I buy decorations for my home (and those decorations are not seasonal, as far as I’m concerned). I even love those Halloween pop-up stores…
