by Jim Ellis | Apr 20, 2021 | Dear Mom
James Anthony EllisLegacy Editor Some things never change. Some things do. When I was in second grade, my teacher Miss Hall had a fun little exercise for us kids. She would interview each of us about the favorite meal that our mothers cooked. Oh boy! That would be...
by Jim Ellis | Apr 10, 2021 | Dear Mom
James Anthony EllisLegacy Editor I wasn’t really looking for a sign or anything. Just a simple connection. I knew such a connection could come in various forms. When you are talking about the “other side,” there are so many ways to go beyond the veil...
by Jim Ellis | Feb 28, 2021 | Childhood Memories
James Anthony Ellis Legacy Editor Let’s see – it was Jamie, Scott, David and Steve. And Mike and Mike. And Clete, Billy and Ruben. And a number of cameos from other boys, playing extras in this movie we were making. Called life. We didn’t think of it...
by Jim Ellis | Feb 24, 2021 | Childhood Memories
James Anthony EllisLegacy Editor In 1999, two years after doing the Sterling Men’s Weekend, I wrote a one-act play about the young boys I grew up with in my neighborhood. The play was “The White Light Pole was Free,” referencing the streetlight on...
by Jim Ellis | Feb 1, 2021 | Call it a Comeback, Interviews
In the inaugural episode of THE LEGACY INTERVIEW, editor Jim Ellis sat down (on Zoom) with Joe Sigurdson, the co-founder of “Boys To Men,” a mentoring organization with mentors located in 33 centers worldwide. As this month’s theme for the magazine...
