Original Stories

Decameron 2020: Mr. Hobbs

03/31/2020

MR. HOBBS By Art Cerf This is a story about Mr. Hobbs.  Not Roy Hobbs,…

Decameron 2020: The Pangolinโ€™s Lament (or, The Birth of Covid-19)

03/28/2020

Authorโ€™s Note: A.) Iโ€™ve always enjoyed short-story contests of 50 words or fewer. B.) As…

The Decameron 2020 Project

03/25/2020

Even under the age of 10, I was one morbid kid with a dark sense…

Man Saves a Life Using Pen

09/06/2018

Weโ€™ve all heard the clichรฉ that the pen in mightier than the sword. Typically it…

SNOW DAY!

02/09/2018

For all of our pen customers around the world who live south of what we,…

Dad Made Me a Small-Time Coke Runner: A Confession

11/28/2017

BOGOTA, DuPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOISโ€”-Every time I tell myself, โ€œThis is the last time.โ€ It has…

Especially Thankful

11/23/2017

Close friends will tell you that Iโ€™ve never been a food guy, but I love…

The Road to Hong Kong

02/02/2015

Here is the view of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak, after the lights have come…

The Tale of the Valentineโ€™s Day Leopard

02/14/2014

While riding in the backseat of our station wagon, my sister (then 6) and I…

A โ€œ-โ€ Typical Cerf Family Christmas

12/03/2013

Among the many great holiday traditions in the Cerf family is a contest to see…

Haunting at 715 S. Phillips Ave.

10/31/2013

When I lived at 715 S. Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls, S.D., there were all…