Tom Mercer

  • Locations: Fiction Published

    Work in Progress - July 28, 2022

    Work in Progress – July 28, 2022 thumbnail "Summer hummers", photo by Tommy Sands

    The Man Next Door, Part Two
    By Tom Mercer

    My name is Alex and this is my story. It was the last week in May 2075 when Chrono-Corp transported me back in time to the first part of  the 21st century. My geographical target was the… read more →

  • Locations: Fiction Published

    Work in Progress - July 21, 2022

    The Man Next Door
    By Tom Mercer 

    I had lived on a dead end street in the suburbs of Boston for about 10 years when the man moved into the house next to me. We introduced ourselves to each other the day he moved in, but… read more →

  • Locations: Columns, Opinion Published

    Local author quenches SciFi thirst with “THING: First Contact”

    Local author quenches SciFi thirst with “THING: First Contact” thumbnail

    This reviewer has been an avid reader of science fiction novels ever since discovering them in a small-town library in Illinois. Those books were “a ticket out of town” and transported the reader to different worlds, thereby broadening imagination and creating a literary thirst for more of the… read more →

  • Locations: Fiction Published

    Work in Progress: April 21, 2022

    Work in Progress: April 21, 2022 thumbnail Illustration by Dede Shea

    The Sopris Sun introduces the Work in Progress section which serves to highlight the ample creativity among the local community. Submissions are swept with an exceptionally light edit to preserve the creators intended voice and style. 

     

    The Story-Teller and his Dog
    By Tom Mercer

    My…

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  • Locations: Columns, Opinion Published

    A transplant’s tale from Florida-land

    A transplant’s tale from Florida-land thumbnail Tom in Key West.

    Last autumn, my partner and I said goodbye to Carbondale. We packed our belongings into a rental trailer and began the long drive to Florida. 

    We left Carbondale at 3 a.m. Glenwood Canyon had just been cleared of fallen rock and the pavement was still… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    Carbondalian for life

    Carbondalian for life thumbnail Tom is on his way out of town and toward the sandy beaches of Florida. Photo by James Steindler.

    Tom Mercer has lived in the Roaring Fork Valley for long enough to be considered a local by anyone’s measure, and contributed enough to boot. In recent years he regularly contributed articles to The Sopris Sun and while we’re sad to see him go, we’re comforted knowing he’s… read more →