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 48: Sears to Hersey, MI

    Doesn’t feel like we came that far today — but then again, that was the mission of the day: don’t go too far. Slow the pace down. We have reservations on the S.S. Badger to cross Lake Michigan the morning of June 21st; it doesn’t do us any good to get to Ludington early. We…

  • Day 47: Clare to Sears, MI

    Today we are back on the Pere Marquette Rail Trail — which looks like it might take us at least as far as Baldwin, if not all the way to Ludington. We love these rail trails! This section so far has been a lot less busy than the Midland section. In the late afternoon, we…

  • Day 46: Sanford to Clare, MI

    We started before dawn today. The forecasters predicted afternoon temperatures in the neighborhood of 96°F/36°C, so we aimed to cover all the distance we could before noon. I’ve said this before, but some things just don’t photograph very well on a cell phone video camera. I wish I could show you how beautiful it is…