User:Jbloodwell79

Adam Reger came to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia in the summer of 2005. During his time at the University of Pittsburgh, he wrote and re-wrote a novel, which he is still working on. However, for his MFA manuscript he shelved the novel and focused on a story collection, called "Elven Stories." "Elven Stories" is a collection of eleven stories, unrelated except in terms of their all being awesome (to varying degrees). Legend has it that "Elven Stories"' title came about because Reger, pressed for a title for his collection, decided to call it "Eleven Stories"; later, after obtaining all necessary signatures from his manuscript committee, he surreptitiously deleted one "e" from the word "Eleven" both on his final form and in his manuscript itself, thus making "Elven Stories" the official title. (This account is unverified.)

While at the University of Pittsburgh, Reger had two short stories published: "Montreal" in Red Mountain Review, and "The Jumble Puzzle" in the New Orleans Review. The editors of the New Orleans Review declined to publish the cartoons Reger had drawn to accompany "The Jumble Puzzle," on the grounds of their being ridiculous. These drawings have been updated following a collaboration with Reger's father, and were also included in "Elven Stories" after all necessary signatures had been obtained.