A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

Share this post

A Legend In His Own Minefield
A Legend In His Own Minefield
A Poor Excuse for a 15-Year-Old Boy

A Poor Excuse for a 15-Year-Old Boy

John Mendelssohn's avatar
John Mendelssohn
May 11, 2015
∙ Paid

Share this post

A Legend In His Own Minefield
A Legend In His Own Minefield
A Poor Excuse for a 15-Year-Old Boy
Share

I was a poor excuse for a 15-year-old boy. While others my age were shouting at their parents about the unreasonableness of having to be home by 10 on school nights — during which they smoked cigarettes and made a big display of combing their hair a lot, or even, uh, petted with girls (in the vast majority of cases) — there was Johnny watching Mr. Novak…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to A Legend In His Own Minefield to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 John Mendelssohn
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share