Thirty-free

I wish I could remember every birthday I’ve ever had.

From age 18, I can recount most but before then it’s a little blurry.

Except this one.

I held the photograph in my mind. Dug it up from an old Laptop. It’s a scan of a real photo (remember those?). A fairy birthday party. Cake, friends from my school, my Mother dressed up, it was a real celebration. I remember the excitement.

We lived at 318 Stuart Str…