Sean Elliot Martin
Stories (3/0)
What Would Dr. B. Do?
What Would Dr. B Do? Remembering My Academic Father Figure Today is Father’s Day. I don’t know why, but I feel like it’s time to finally write about Dr. B. To say that Dr. B. was a genius would not be enough of a compliment. To say that he was a mentor to me would be a criminal understatement. He was a second father. And I still have a hard time dealing with the thought that I should have spent more time with him. Dr. B. looked like Odin, the wise father of the Norse gods. He was big, with a thick, white beard. He was also as wise as Odin… and as jolly as Santa Claus. A lot of people made those comparisons. He knew everything. He knew when you were sleeping; he knew when you were awake (at least, when you were in his class). He knew who had been good or bad (in terms of documenting sources). One time he asked me to grab something from his office and I found a Santa suit hanging on the inside of the door. He said that he played Santa for a local charity, but I had a suspicion that he was the real deal. Professors get a few weeks off during the holiday season, so he would have had time to wrangle elves and finish his gift deliveries with a couple of weeks left to prepare for Spring Semester courses.
By Sean Elliot Martin2 years ago in Humans
Summer Watermelons
Summer Watermelons: Enjoyed with Mouths, Hands, or Hammers I have always thought of watermelon as the official food of summer. Other summer treats are great, of course. Ice cream is a good contender, but you can get it by the gallon any time of year. Watermelon is more specific to the summer season, which puts it in the lead. When I was about five, I buried seeds in my grandfather’s backyard. I thought that growing my own favorite food would be the best thing in the world. There were three melons growing when I checked the next time they were in season. The grownups gave me all the credit for the harvest, but I have a suspicion that they were the ones who planted and nurtured the melons we enjoyed that summer.
By Sean Elliot Martin2 years ago in Feast
The Strange Behavior of Valley Dragons
The Strange Behavior of Valley Dragons: Mystery in the Skies above Kryss There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. That would probably surprise most people since this area is known as the Dragon Valley now. Long ago, it was called the Valley of the God’s Head. You can still see that the small mountain at the Western end has enormous holes that look a bit like eyes and a mouth.
By Sean Elliot Martin2 years ago in Fiction