The Submarine
Kevin and his brother Kirk pool their allowances to order the Polaris Nuclear Submarine from a comic book ad. What arrives in the mail is . . . not quite what they expected.
Read The Submarine →In Memoriam · Kevin Kopko · 1955–2004
Kevin's Family Stories
A collection of hilarious, heartfelt stories about growing up in Paulsboro, New Jersey — written by Kevin Kopko. Kevin was lost on November 23, 2004 to Guillain-Barré Syndrome. These stories are his timeless legacy.
The Spelling Bee
A sixth-grade spelling prodigy faces the Scripps Howard Spelling Bee — and the word BALLOON. A story of cheating, justice, and a mother who never forgot.
Read The Spelling Bee →Dolly Dibly and Me
Kevin's magical older sister Donnis convinces him she's been cast as Dolly Dibly on the Gene London TV show. The lies Kevin tells his fourth-grade class to cover for her become increasingly elaborate.
Read Dolly Dibly and Me →The Football Hero
Thanksgiving 1967 — the whole town turns out for the big game at Paulsboro High School, and Mom takes her rightful place in the stands as the proudest woman there. A portrait of a mother who lived for her children.
Read The Football Hero →Welcome Home, Wayne
Two brothers serve in two different wars — Wayne in the jungles of Viet Nam, Kevin in the frozen hills of Korea. Back home in Paulsboro, a worried mother walks her children to the little Wesleyan church every Sunday and asks the congregation to pray. A story of war, faith, and coming home.
Read Welcome Home, Wayne →Accident Prone Mama
Mom never drove again after 1959 — except for one ill-fated spin around the block that ended in a neighbor's birdbath. Then there was the Fourth of July she fell through the attic ceiling. Then the December she broke her leg in five places. A loving portrait of the most accident-prone woman in Paulsboro.
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