1/11/20

The Golden Key to the Secret Treasury

This story had its beginnings in 1997. I added recent details to give it humor.

Read the tale on Google Docs.


— Brother — Sweetgum — Remembers —
Bonus Article by Richard Pindell (In Memoriam)

I was inspired to be creative by Libby Tucker, Richard Pindell, and so many other faculty members that I had in my student days at Binghamton University. Professor Pindell gave me the nickname "Brother Sweetgum" in class, which I got for correctly identifying the name of a tree, and Professor Tucker taught me the value of studying folklore.