Shep Tales
November, 2018
From Jean Shepherd’s two dozen PLAYBOY short stories, we selected six of our early favoritesRed Ryder Nails the Hammond Kid (December 1965)You’ll shoot your eye out! A Christmas Story is rooted in this yarn of one boy’s attempts to become the owner of a Red Ryder BB gun.Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss (July 1968) Summer vacation in southern Michigan means faulty cabin wiring, relentless mosquitoes and forgotten fishing gear…in other words, heaven.Scut Farkas and the Murderous Mariah (April 1967...
