I grew up watching Guiding Light in small town Iowa. Years later, I worked in a New York City newsroom just steps away from the show's sets in the CBS Broadcast Center. 

I wandered the halls. I met the actors. I watched the sets get dismantled when the show moved to Peapack, New Jersey and was later cancelled. I walked past framed photos of Josh and Reva sitting in trash piles as the lights went out for good.

This is a serialized memoir about being both a lifelong fan and an accidental insider.

From backstage moments to near-misses with my favorite star, this is the story of what it was really like next door to a daytime legend. Welcome to the Guiding Light Memoirs.

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READ NOW | Chapter 1: The Boy From Iowa's Soap Opera Obsession

READ | Chapter 1 BONUS Essays: SEND A KID TO FRANCE, HE CALLS HOME FOR SOAP SPOILERS & PEACH STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT

Before I worked next door to Guiding Light, I was a kid in Iowa planning my afternoons around a soap opera. This opening chapter introduces my sister Peach and the unlikely role Guiding Light played in our lives.

Guiding Light Memoirs Episode Guide | Season One Debut!

Throughout 2026, I am pulling back the curtain on what it was like to work next to Guiding Light during its final years. Here is your 10-episode guide. Sign up below to get notified when new chapters drop.

June 2026 | Chapter 1: The Boy From Iowa's Soap Opera Obsession | Read Chapter 1

July 2026 | Chapter 2: [LOCKED]
August 2026 | Chapter 3: [LOCKED]
September 2026 | Chapter 4: [LOCKED]
October 2026 | Weekly chapter releases begin
October 2 | Chapter 5: [LOCKED]
October 9 | Chapter 6: [LOCKED]
October 16 | Chapter 7: [LOCKED]
October 23 | Chapter 8: [LOCKED]
October 30 | Chapter 9: [LOCKED]
November 6 | Chapter 10: [LOCKED]

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