
Joe Young
Bio
Blogger and freelance writer from the north-east coast of England
Stories (102/0)
- Top Story - November 2023
My Night at a TV Studio Live Show
Aged sixteen, I had been a guest at the children’s home where I'd been sent for persistent truancy for exactly two months. when an unexpected night out presented itself. At breakfast one morning, a buzz of excitement ran through the dining room at the news that two female residents had been rushed to hospital the previous night following an incident which, if memory serves, involved nail polish remover.
By Joe Youngabout a month ago in Confessions
When Toys Influence Careers
Picture if you will, the following prehistoric scene. Inside a cave, a Neanderthal family gathers to celebrate the fifth birthday of their eldest child, a boy. After blowing on his cake (there are no candles; fire hasn’t been discovered yet), the excited lad opens his presents. There’s a Tamagotchi rock from his brother, a pencil case made of triceratops hide from his sister, and, best of all a hunting kit from his parents.
By Joe Young3 months ago in Confessions
Eleven Monkeys
As the twentieth century sputtered to a close, I worked for four years as manager of a video rental store. To give context to how long ago that was, the movies Fargo, Jerry Maguire, and Independence Day had just been released on VHS. The store also hired out video games, but only for the Sega Mega Drive and the first incarnation of the PlayStation. The most popular games for those consoles when the store opened were Sonic the Hedgehog and Tomb Raider, respectively.
By Joe Young3 months ago in Confessions