The Happiest Days of Our Lives
by Wil Wheaton
The Happiest Days of Our Lives is a collection of stories about being a geek, passing geeky hobbies and values along to children, and growing up in the ’70s and coming of age in the ’80s as part of the video game/D&D/BBS/Star Wars figures generation.
Within the pages of The Happiest Days of Our Lives, you will find:
- “The Butterfly Tree”: how one Back to School night continues to shape Wil’s sense of social justice, thirty years later;
- “Blue Light Special”: the greatest challenge a ten year-old could face in 1982: save his allowance, or buy Star Wars figures?
- “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Geek”: why fantasy role-playing games are such an important part of Wil’s past – and his present
- “The Big Goodbye”: a visit to Paramount gives Wheaton a second chance to say farewell to Star Trek . . . properly, this time
- “Let Go”: a moving eulogy for a beloved friend
In all of these tales, Wheaton brings the reader into the heart of the story, holding nothing back, and you are invited to join him on a journey through The Happiest Days of Our Lives.
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The Happiest Days of Our Lives is a collection of stories about being a geek, passing geeky hobbies and values along to children, and growing up in the ’70s and coming of age in the ’80s as part of the video game/D&D/BBS/Star Wars figures generation. Within the pages of The Happiest Days of Our Lives, you will find: * “The Butterfly Tree”: how one Back to School night continues to shape Wil’s sense of social justice, thirty years later; * “Blue Light Special”: the greatest challenge a ten year-old could face in 1982: save his allowance, or buy Star Wars figures? * “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Geek”: why fantasy role-playing games are such an important part of Wil’s past – and his present * “The Big Goodbye”: a visit to Paramount gives Wheaton a second chance to say farewell to Star Trek . . . properly, this time * “Let Go”: a moving eulogy for a beloved friend In all of these tales, Wheaton brings the reader into the heart of the story, holding nothing back, and you are invited to join him on a journey through The Happiest Days of Our Lives.