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There Are Places I Remember
If you could go back in time to any place in the world for only three hours, where would you choose?
Do you remember the one who got away and wonder where that person is now?
Do you reminisce about the street you grew up on and the friends you had, and do those memories still haunt you?
Are there places you remember?
In this collection of short stories, Michael Di Leo dives deep into those questions, taking us into memory and longing and how those inform the here and now. From a suburban street on Long Island where everyday life doesn't always match up with memories its inhabitants carry through their lives to a fantastic time-traveling service that gives its clients what they crave (and what they didn't), There Are Places I Remember illuminates both the irresistible pull of nostalgia and the treacherous footing of the present. It's a love letter to time and place—a Generation X pleasure bomb—and a testament that the past has never passed. It's always there for us, in our imperfect memories.
Do you remember the one who got away and wonder where that person is now?
Do you reminisce about the street you grew up on and the friends you had, and do those memories still haunt you?
Are there places you remember?
In this collection of short stories, Michael Di Leo dives deep into those questions, taking us into memory and longing and how those inform the here and now. From a suburban street on Long Island where everyday life doesn't always match up with memories its inhabitants carry through their lives to a fantastic time-traveling service that gives its clients what they crave (and what they didn't), There Are Places I Remember illuminates both the irresistible pull of nostalgia and the treacherous footing of the present. It's a love letter to time and place—a Generation X pleasure bomb—and a testament that the past has never passed. It's always there for us, in our imperfect memories.
391 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 18, 2025
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September 20, 2025
I was looking forward to reliving the memories of growing up on Long Island in the 70’s and 80’s when I picked up this book. What a wonderful surprise to find so much more!! Stories that flowed and connected between time and space, from the past into the future, told with authenticity and warmth. From hanging out at the mall, to nights going out in college as a young adult, to the horrors and courage of NYC after 9-11, the past was brought back to life by characters who felt like old friends. And if you’re a Yankee fan, you’ll love it even more.
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