Tricia Vita
@triciavita.bsky.social
Writer, oral historian, reminiscence facilitator, teaching artist. Former carny kid. Coney Island, carnivals, fairs, amusement business. It's the front of the show that gets the dough! Authors Guild member.
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Players toss coins onto a table with an elaborate display of glassware. If your coin lands on a piece, you win it! You can trade up for larger items. It's very popular but you don't see it much anymore due to the difficulty of sourcing the glassware and transporting it. Some fairs still have it.
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August 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Players toss coins onto a table with an elaborate display of glassware. If your coin lands on a piece, you win it! You can trade up for larger items. It's very popular but you don't see it much anymore due to the difficulty of sourcing the glassware and transporting it. Some fairs still have it.
Thank you! Working on what feels like the umpteenth draft 🤣
August 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thank you! Working on what feels like the umpteenth draft 🤣
Congrats! I drop in here every few (or is it several?) days, mostly for literary news and reflections.
August 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Congrats! I drop in here every few (or is it several?) days, mostly for literary news and reflections.
I also love cat naps, i.e. recharging by taking a nap with my cat!
July 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I also love cat naps, i.e. recharging by taking a nap with my cat!
It reminds me of a Japanese
moon window. 'Satori no mado.' Window of enlightenment!
moon window. 'Satori no mado.' Window of enlightenment!
July 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It reminds me of a Japanese
moon window. 'Satori no mado.' Window of enlightenment!
moon window. 'Satori no mado.' Window of enlightenment!
Ooh, I love the painting on the showfront ❤️
June 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Ooh, I love the painting on the showfront ❤️
Love this! I tend to get compliments on my hats, but from grownups.
June 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Love this! I tend to get compliments on my hats, but from grownups.
You probably walked by Gilbert Chadwick's attractions. The article says he and his family have been playing that fair for more than 75 years!
June 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
You probably walked by Gilbert Chadwick's attractions. The article says he and his family have been playing that fair for more than 75 years!
Oh, wow, you have actually been to that fair! The trip at the top of my bucket list is a tour of UK funfairs and parks including Blackpool. I haven't been able to because summer is too busy for me working in Coney Island.
June 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Oh, wow, you have actually been to that fair! The trip at the top of my bucket list is a tour of UK funfairs and parks including Blackpool. I haven't been able to because summer is too busy for me working in Coney Island.
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Book bans are getting weirder, targeting cats, dogs and civic-minded grandmas, writes @andizeisler.bsky.social www.salon.com/2025/06/26/b...
Book bans are getting weirder, targeting cats, dogs and civic-minded grandmas
Seeking to ban books like “Bathe the Cat” has less to do with morality than it does with a yearning for control.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Book bans are getting weirder, targeting cats, dogs and civic-minded grandmas, writes @andizeisler.bsky.social www.salon.com/2025/06/26/b...