Brooklyn, early 1960s.
Four years old. Wide-eyed. Holding court on Santa’s lap like I had a list and opinions.
This was likely downtown on Fulton Street, at the old A&S — back when department stores felt magical, Santa felt real, and Brooklyn at Christmas had a hum you could feel in your bones. The giant Christmas tree near the elevators, and there were so many people shopping you could barely move! The kind of place where moms dressed you up, dads waited patiently, and the city felt smaller, safer, and full of promise.
I can almost smell the waffles in McCrory’s, hear the street noise outside, feel the excitement of being seen and remembered. A little girl in a big city, already soaking it all in. These are the moments that shape us — before life layers us up, before time speeds ahead.
Proof that nostalgia isn’t just memory… it’s feeling. And some of it never leaves you.
Brooklyn raised me. Christmas held me. And that little girl is still right here.
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