The Day We Forgot to Smile

Stories from the Tender Corners of Life

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The Day We Forgot to Smile

By: Anthony Owens

Narrated by: Maliek Washington

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The Day We Forgot to Smile is a powerful collection of true-to-life stories capturing the quiet battles, hidden heartbreaks, and small triumphs that shape a family growing up in 1970s Bushwick. Through vivid scenes of brotherhood, survival, faith, and the search for joy in hard places, Anthony Owens takes listeners back to a childhood lived between danger and hope. These stories honor the resilience of a mother who carried the weight of the world, two boys who learned to protect each other, and a neighborhood that tested everyone it touched. Raw, intimate, and deeply human, this audiobook reminds us that even in the darkest seasons, there are moments of sweetness worth holding on to.

Anthony OwensMaliek WashingtonAnthony Owens

Biographies & Memoirs

Cultural & Regional

Heartfelt

Inspiring

Biographies & Memoirs Cultural & Regional Heartfelt Inspiring

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