Posted By:
Kevin CummingsJohn:
Since I had an abundance of leisure time while Christmasing in Newport Beach, in the spirit of the season I partook of your Christmas offering. I must say it was a very nice effort.
Most fiction writers don't invent their characters completely from scratch. Usually, they draw from real world experiences to mold their performers from a person or people they really know. I'm curious - who was the real world model for the inspired creation of the general store owner? 
Kevin