At 11, those candles burnt fresh desires. Desires that leapt from the screen and crooned. Desires from the stable of dream maker Johnny Young and his Talent Team. I would sway along with Johnny as he sang "All My Loving" and wish I was Natalie and that Bevan Addinsall was my betrothed.
It was in front of the tv in my childhood home that I believed I manifested the little soul who would later become my all dancing, all singing, crazy eyed son, Cale.
"To become a real boy, you must prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish."
— Pinocchio
— Pinocchio