Jeffrey Craig Berg

Father, husband, writer, raconteur, programmer, procrastinator, scotch drinker, traveler, cheap spendthrift, vulgarian, low-brow intellectual, wit, doughy version of his teenage self, reserved in his opinions, willing to say anything to anyone, in over his head, swimming against the current, smarter than the average bear, uninformed, self-aware ignoramus, linguaphile, logorrheic, covetous, wannabe ascetic, hard-boiled sentimentalist.

Millers’ Tales

Bacchanal Barbecue at the Parthenon

Benny Green, a fat, nerdy, fifteen year old attends the graduation party of his long-time crush, Athena Murphy. Athena is two years older and leaving for college in a week. Benny, whose father was murdered by armed robbers when Benny was nine years old, has just found out that his mother is remarrying and they will be moving. He thinks this is his last opportunity to tell Athena how he [...]

Speech at the Litchfield Rotary Club Luncheon

I was invited to speak at the Litchfield Rotary Club this afternoon.  A good friend and member of the club, Priscilla Loomis, introduced me.  Unfortunately, when given the option, the attendees preferred to hear me read from my novel.  So the speech below was not delivered as such.  The [...]

Speech at Peter and Suzanne’s Wedding

I had the great honor of being asked to speak during the marriage ceremony of my cousin Peter, and enough people seemed to have enjoyed my speech that I thought I would post it here as my first official blog [...]