Me on my bike, 1978.
I was seven.
No cell phone. No iPad. No laptop.
When I wasn't riding that bike, I was playing the drums.
This photo corresponds to a personal essay published yesterday.
You can read it here: jmthornberry.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/m...
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At school, on the playground, I was Steve Austin, the bionic astronaut from The Six Million Dollar Man. I wrestled other boys, punching them in slow motion. Everything in the sandbox was acted out …