Archive - The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy

1: Little Follies Begins

This is the cover of the latest edition of Little Follies. Cover image: Claude Monet, The Harbor at Trouville (1870, detail) This is the book’s…

May 11, 2021 •

24: The door at the top of the stairs . . .

Little Follies, “Do Clams Bite?” Chapter 2 begins: THE DOOR AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS was fitted with glass panes from top to bottom, and…

Jun 14, 2021 •

345: “Well, we wouldn’t . . .”

Herb ’n’ Lorna, Chapter 14 continues

Sep 22, 2022 •

54: The only decent fishing . . .

Little Follies, “Life on the Bolotomy,” Chapter 11 begins: The only decent fishing along the Bolotomy is found at a spot known as Andy Whitley’s Gall…

Jul 27, 2021 •

197: Marie, the Peterses’ maid . . .

Little Follies, “Call Me Larry,” Chapter 11: MARIE, THE PETERSES’ MAID, made my heart go pit-a-pat the moment she first appeared in one of the…

Feb 16, 2022 •

68: Seven Days Until Podcast Launch

I’m taking a break from posting from August 16 through August 20 while I prepare the launch of the Personal History podcast—every episode, read to you…

Aug 16, 2021 •

🎧 95: Porky took a swallow of beer . . .

Little Follies, “The Fox and the Clam,” the Preface continues, read by the author

Dec 27, 2021 •

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Index to the Topical Guide

Jan 1, 0002 •

95: Porky took a swallow of beer . . .

Little Follies, “The Fox and the Clam,” the Preface continues: Porky took a swallow of beer and ate another onion ring before he spoke. “Well,” he said…

Sep 22, 2021 •

177: Inside, Mrs. McCall . . .

Little Follies, “Take the Long Way Home,” Chapter 14 concludes: Inside, Mrs. McCall helped me lace my skates. “All right, Peter,” she said at last.

Jan 19, 2022 •

No Post Today (Moving)

Candi Lee Manning

Jun 20, 2022 •

🎧 124: When report cards were . . .

Little Follies, “The Girl with the White Fur Muff,” Chapter 1, read by the author

Feb 7, 2022 •

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