A Tribute to the Loves of My Childhood

There's an element of romance in my WIP, between two young twenty-somethings. So, in the name of "research" I've been checking out all my childhood (through age 16) crushes, and thought I'd treat you to a trip down memory lane (or sewer.)


"Never Fear, Brooklyn is Here."
Spot Conlon, Newsies


"I Move the Stars for No One"
Jareth, Labyrinth


"You were the first Goonie..."
Mikey (to One-Eyed Willie's skeleton), Goonies


"I have failed you, my empress...."
Atreyu, The Neverending Story


"Without you, I dwell in darkness"
Madmartigan, Willow



with special thanks for my real-life childhood crushes: Eli, Colin, Mark, Seth, Joel, Josh, Jon, Marty, Marc, and to PJ, my real-life forever crush.