On the Job with Eli Marks by John Gaspard

It’s Inventory day! Hooray! (I’m trying to start out with a good attitude). Thumb Tips – 20 (that seems like a lot) Dove Pans – 4 (when was the last time we sold a dove pan?) Invisible Thread – 30 reels (how can you count ’em,...

The Reunion With Eli Marks by John Gaspard

High school reunions can be murder. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, to have one murder as a result of your reunion may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness. I wonder what Mr. Wilde would have said about three? Or four? Speaking of numbers, I had...

Life On-Stage (and Off) With Eli Marks by John Gaspard

This is probably not the best time to be writing this. I’m in the cramped Green Room just off-stage at the local Elk’s Club, waiting to be introduced. “Green Room” might be overstating the case; I think it became the Green Room when it was determined it was too small...