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 15: Little Falls to Utica, NY

    So here’s a little inside scoop — and this is just for you, as a thank you for reading this blog. Don’t tell anyone else. Unless, you know, they seem like nice people who probably wouldn’t tell anyone else. I have an idea for my next book. And no, it’s not about walking across the…

  • Day 14: Fort Plain to Little Falls, NY

    By now, a real travel blogger would have given you a complete history of the Erie Canal. You’d know when construction began, when it was completed, how much it cost, and how many miles long the canal is. Your trivia bins would be overflowing with at least one fascinating infobit from every village we’ve passed…

  • Day 13: Amsterdam to Fort Plain, NY

    My first day on the Erie Canalway Trail. Howdy Hoo, what a difference! The trail is paved, flat, and reasonably straight, with lots of shade except in the middle of the day. And of course, no dodging traffic. No getting pinned against a guardrail with an 18-wheeler bearing down. No jumping into a ditch because…