childhood

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Walter Heckem, 63, moved into the residence a few years ago and says the free dinners, especially pasta and beef dishes, remind him of the smells that wafted through his childhood home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Somewhere along the way, “E.T.” became less a movie to me than part of the background texture of childhood itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

This is a memoir, and Thayil spends a reasonable amount of pages opening up about his family of origin, his childhood and the place he grew up.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

One day he wandered into the Fashion District and bumped into a childhood friend who told him there was money to be made selling dresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Throughout his childhood in the medieval city of Speyer on the Rhine, his parents had struggled to make ends meet on his father's wages as a carpenter.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple