Who was Grimes Posnik, part 2

February 13th, 2011

A week ago, I bought a battered fountain pen at the Alemany flea market for $3. I can safely say I’ve gotten my money’s worth.

A quick search on Google turned up an obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle. A quick email to the reporter who wrote the obit led to an hour with him over coffee. And that led to — well, read for yourself. And now, if you’ll forgive me my brevity, I have to get back to the flea market to return an old fountain pen to its rightful owner.


3 Responses to “Who was Grimes Posnik, part 2”

  1. marjorie on February 13, 2011 10:24 am

    wonderful, wonderful story.

  2. Patrick Di Justo on February 13, 2011 2:18 pm

    What a great ending to the story.

  3. Audi on March 8, 2011 12:13 pm

    What a great story this turned out to be! How fun to pick up something with such a colorful history, and what a kind thing to do, returning it to his girlfriend.

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