Stories by Geron Kees

June 4th, 2026

I have been concerned about my friend Geron for some time. In the summer of 2025 he told a small group of friends that he was suffering from blood cancer, with a sudden and painful onset. With excellent care, and, as he said, the very best US medical insurance money could buy, he received highly targeted gene therapy, which was effective such that his therapy intervals were reduced from Christmas 2025 onwards, and real cheerfulness and real optimism replaced the very necessary positive mental attitude he had adopted since diagnosis.

You will also recognise the gap in dates in Charlie Boone between chapters 9 and 10 of Life Is Like A New Suit of Clothes, Charlie Boone! from July 23rd to December 22nd where he found that concentrating on living and also preserving his day to day business was taking all his reserves. He was sad that he didn't have the strength to finish that tale in July, but kept his promise to himself and finished it in December. He was starting to feel substantially improved.

Major encouragements came. Weather permitting, he was able to take outdoor exercise, but by no means at the level he was used to. Drugs were reduced further and clinic visits reduced in frequency.

In March, he was suddenly admitted to hospital with pneumonia, kept in for a week or so, and discharged home to his loved ones with oxygen support.

"Pneumonia," he said, "is the evil thing that most cancer patients die from. Our immune system is compromised, and the infection is opportunistic." He spoke of struggling to walk from room to room without oxygen support.

On March 26th, 2026 Geron said in a group email that he would do his best each evening to tell us he had made it through the day.

That was his final email to anyone, as far as I know.

We followed the breadcrumb trail he had left us. He insisted on privacy, and he achieved it. Despite our best endeavours, and short of visiting the area he told us he lived and finding out it wasn't there at all anyway, we have been unable to find any more about him than you know from his stories. His privacy shield might have been more fragile prior to data privacy laws, but I doubt it could have been broken even then. Until one of his real life folk is willing and able to access his private email accounts and follow them to one of his online friends all we can assume is that our friend has not survived, and probably died that evening or in the very few days thereafter.

I choose not to miss him, not to grieve. I kind of picture him in one of the universes he created, but I think he was most comfortable in Rules of the Road, but not necessarily in the second series, and most autobiographical in A Charmed Life.

Let's just raise a glass to our friend Geron.
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Tales of the Road

There are two of Tales of the Road

  1. Rules of the Road

    [A story in 10 chapters]

  2. The Road of Dreams

    [A story in 12 chapters]

Short Stories

A Charmed Life

[An incomplete set of linked vignettes; a series not a serial]

Mooi

[An incomplete set of linked vignettes; a series not a serial]

Charlie Boone

[A complete set of 29 linked vignettes; a series not a serial]

  1. It's the Great Punkin', Charlie Boone! (Posted 28 October 2016)
  2. It's the Gayest Christmas Ever, Charlie Boone! (Posted 21 December 2016)
  3. It's A Spooky Night Out There, Charlie Boone! (Posted 31 October 2017)
  4. It's Almost Time For Christmas, Charlie Boone! (Posted 24 December 2017)
  5. Is That My Heart in Your Hand, Charlie Boone? (Posted 14 February 2018)
  6. Is That A Rocket In Your Pocket, Charlie Boone? (Posted 4 July 2018)
  7. We Don't Stand A Ghost of A Chance, Charlie Boone! (Posted 31 October 2018)
  8. It's Time For Christmas Wishes, Charlie Boone! (Posted 17 December 2018)
  9. There's Always Room in My Heart, Charlie Boone! (Posted 13 February 2019)
  10. Light My Roamin' Candle, Charlie Boone! (Posted 3 July 2019)
  11. Is That A Monster in the Closet, Charlie Boone? (Posted 31 October 2019)
  12. You're the Star Atop My Christmas Tree, Charlie Boone! (Posted 20 December 2019)
  13. Do the Stars Have Hearts, Charlie Boone? (Posted 14 February 2020)
  14. It Doesn't Take A Rocket Scientist, Charlie Boone! (Posted 3 July 2020)
  15. Every Boy Should Face His Demons, Charlie Boone! (Posted 30 October 2020)
  16. Christmas is A State of Mind, Charlie Boone! (Posted 26 December 2020)

  17. The Sky is a Mirror, Charlie Boone!

  18. There's A Devil in the Dark, Charlie Boone!

  19. Hang THIS On Your Christmas Tree, Charlie Boone!

  20. Elementary, My Dear Charlie Boone!

  21. I Think This Place is Haunted, Charlie Boone!

  22. It's Just a Matter of Time, Charlie Boone!

  23. Here Be Dragons, Charlie Boone!

  24. We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes, Charlie Boone!

  25. There's A Strange Partridge in My Pear Tree, Charlie Boone!

  26. Who Was That Boogeyman I Saw You With Last Night, Charlie Boone?

  27. Someone Is Stealing Christmas Wishes, Charlie Boone!

  28. Life Is Like A New Suit of Clothes, Charlie Boone!

  29. It's Just a Christmas Surprise, Charlie Boone! (Posted 26 December 2025)

The Third Clue: A Pacha'ka Adventure

[A "Charlie Boone Universe" story in 6 chapters]

The Odd, Onward Door

[A complete set of linked vignettes; a series not a serial]

  1. The Odd, Onward Door (Posted 18 August 2017)
  2. Never A Door Lost (Posted 19 January 2018)

  3. The Darkness Between Doors

    [An Odd, Onward Door story in 13 chapters]

Z is for Zombie

[A story in 16 chapters]

The Case of the Short, Short Prince

[A story in 36 chapters]

Journey Beyond the Sea

[A story in at 19 chapters]