Abner Serd

Author | Humorist | Storyteller

green and white landscape

You found me!

Now, that’s a feat worth featuring. You see, I spend most of my days out on Wild Side, weighing the sunrise. It’s not that I’m hard to find; you’ve just got to know where to look.

So … you found me. Well done.

‘Course, it’s possible you just happened to stumble across my back trail, and now you’re wondering exactly what manner of beast you’ve got sighted.

On that score, you can put your mind at ease: I’m a storyteller. Mostly harmless. I specialize in humorous yarns and the occasional rhyming recitation. I’ve also been known to wander hitherin yawn, as you can plainly see from my blog.

Howdy. I’m Abner. Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Abner among the greenery

Abner Serd

Let me tell you a story …

Tales from Hitherin Yawn:

  • Day 51: Branch Township to Ludington, MI

    This day is all about anticipation as we make our way to Ludington. For a month, we have been threading a route around and between the Great Lakes. One more stands in our way. Lake Michigan is too big to go around; we might as well cross it in style. But that’s tomorrow’s adventure. All…

  • Day 50: Idlewild to Branch Township, MI

    Folks, as we hit 50 days and come near the 1,000-mile mark of this journey, let’s take a moment to remember the reason we’re here: this is not just any old cross-country hike. It’s a most unusual book tour for a most unusual book. The Legend of Pedestrio is a comic wilderness adventure — part…

  • Day 49: Hersey to Idlewild, MI

    This was our last full day on the Pere Marquette Rail Trail, and we had it to ourselves almost the entire day. We enjoyed seeing the fog at sunrise, and although we didn’t get to explore Reed City, we learned that it used to serve as the junction of two railroads — and now two…