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 [...]