Life is just one damned thing after another.
- Elbert Hubbard
Don’t waste your time trying to find Grand Fenwick on the map. The town of Grand Fenwick, Massachusetts, its residents, and events are a product of my vivid imagination. Grand Fenwick represents every small town or village in New England that managed to escape the gravity of the larger, liberal, and vibrant cities. Unavoidably, the people of Grand Fenwick developed unique social responses. All of the Grand Fenwicks in New England are trapped in economically depressed areas, nurturing a conservative mindset that, ironically, prevents any economic progress. In layman’s terms, the town of Grand Fenwick “is so like last century.” Thus, the name Grand Fenwick is carefully chosen.
I never imagined that you can live in an American equivalent of Leonard Wibberly’s Duchy of Grand Fenwick, or even that a Chevy Chase movie like Funny Farm was not based on mere fantasy, but careful observation. Living in New England changed that impression (without extending my horizon, I may add), and that is what my stories are about. Well, you may call me the poor man’s Leonard Wibberly (that would still be a compliment), but here I come!
Grand Fenwick, Massachusetts is a collection of stories about life in New England, and my goal is to publish one per month until I finally run out of material – which is, nevertheless, highly unlikely. While inspired by real-life experiences in New England, the stories you are about to read are based solely on the author’s imagination. Names, locations, and events are fictitious and do not represent any living person or real event in the past or present.
And, please… leave comments! I know there are many of you out there who would like to share a good story or a detail unique to life in New England. Let’s share the experience and have some fun with it!
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- Wilfried F. Voss
Grand Fenwick and the Last Farewell
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways – I to live, and you to stay in Grand Fenwick. - Sorry, Socrates!
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Grand Fenwick and the Meaning Of Life
Life is just one damned thing after another. - Elbert Hubbard
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Grand Fenwick and the Political Life
Sometimes the lies you tell are less frightening than the loneliness you might feel if you stopped telling them. – Brock Clarke, An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England, 2007
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Grand Fenwick and the Business World
We are a business that is not in business to make business. – Wilfried F. Voss
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Grand Fenwick and the Gay Pride Festival
The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision. – Lynn Lavner
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Grand Fenwick and the Dating Scene
Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible. – Margaret Mead
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Grand Fenwick and the Bigotry
Tell us your phobias, and we will tell you what you are afraid of. – Robert Benchley
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Grand Fenwick and the Death
What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death. – Dave Berry
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