Original Stories
Reflections on 50
Mr. Gelz was old. Mr. Gelz (G like gills; rhymes with bells) was mostly bald.…
Westenra Memorial: Stave II
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is chapter 2 of my on-again-off-again novel “Westenra Memorial.” You can read…
Parker Pen Heists
It has been a little while, but I have a new story in Pen World…
Westenra Memorial: Stave I
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the first chapter to a book I have not completed.…
Pen World: Sheaffer’s Future in India
Cross sold the Sheaffer Pen Company to a company in India called William Penn. “Pen…
Happy Memorial Day
Norwich’s largest Civil War memorial can be found on the Chelsea Parade of the “Millionaires’…
Pen World: Defining Vintage Part 2
The sequel to my story in Pen World Magazine is now on news stands. Click…
Pen World: Defining Vintage Part 1
Just what is it that makes a pen vintage? Many people are asking that question…
Decameron 2020: The Headsman
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this story in 1995, at the age of 19, for my…
Decameron 2020: Mr. Hobbs Revisited (Finalé)
Preston, Connecticut, is home to several abandoned asylums for the mentally deranged. They make Arkham…
Decameron 2020: God of Carnage
Peanut Scurrying into the town of Mouseville, a little grey traveler named Erasmus visited in…
Decameron 2020: Bad Blood
Bad Blood by Art Cerf Spring Peepers have nothing to do with this story, but…