I remember the weekends of playing dominos, feeding the ducks, and sneaking peanut M&Ms from his roll top desk in his office…the small things. ![]() Growing up, we tried to visit Uncle Francis and Aunt Alma on the weekends. To reach their house, we would travel through a tunnel. As a child, the tunnel symbolized a wormhole into wonderland. Mom would honk the horn, and my sister and I would both smile, interrupting our debate on who crossed the invisible center line in the back of the forest green Volvo. Ridge Route tunnel took us to their house, their exceptional garden, the pond, and access to all the wonderful memories I cherish. ![]() I reminded of an image of my uncle surveying Griffith Park Tunnel. Both are “‘a channel through the rock’ in search of what is truly precious” (Job 28:10). Perhaps, we both understood the tunnel as “a symbolic rebirth…spiritual rebirth or a coming of age (Chbosky). In reflection, the small moments are what I have to hold on to. The tunnel, in this case, is an unforgettable rose embedded in my memory. I can see it. Feel it. Hear it. Smell it. I know it. When I wrote the book, The Sunshine Special, which is about Francis’s journey from Fort Worth, TX to Los Angeles, CA and back in 1920 by train…a physical journey and a coming of age travel narrative. I learned new and excited things about Francis, but I also found my memories impacting the writing as they impact my life.
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