Archive - July 29, 2025

Title: Junkyard Kid: Born in a Warehouse, Traveled the World Author: Danny Langdon (RPCV Ethiopia, 1962-64) Published: Aug 7, 2024 (Performance International) Review by Catherine Onyemeluk (Nigeria, 1962-64) Junkyard Kid: Born in a Warehouse, Traveled the World recounts the life experiences of Danny Langdon from his earliest chapter to the final one. Starting with the warehouse of furs, pelts and hides where he was born in Twin Falls, Id. he describes his family and childhood, marked by his father’s illness and death when he was 7. While his father lay dying, his mother took on the two roles of both mother and father. She took over the warehouse business, doing the accounting, selling the furs, working with scrap iron. The many loving references to his mother throughout the book are some of the most meaningful experiences of Langdon’s book. Reflecting on his childhood in the warehouse, Langdon summarizes his reactions: . . .