Al Hunter’s Story Archive

Handsome Harry Pierpont, Part 3

January 25, 2018 | by Al Hunter

Mary “Shorty” Kinder, like her boyfriend Handsome Harry Pierpont, is a name that you are most likely unfamiliar with. But Mary could well be the mold that all Hollywood “Gun Molls” were made from. The “moll” term derives from Molly, a diminutive variation of Mary, colloquially used as a euphemism … Read More

Handsome Harry Pierpont, Part 1

January 18, 2018 | by Al Hunter

This is a reprint of an article first published in September 2010. Handsome Harry Pierpont is probably the most famous Indianapolis outlaw that you’ve never heard of. Born on October 13, 1902, Pierpont has strong ties to Indianapolis, John Dillinger and Central State hospital. Although largely forgotten today, Pierpont played … Read More

Bobbie the Wonder Dog

January 11, 2018 | by Al Hunter

I can’t think of a better way to kick off 2018 than with a good old fashioned dog story.  The story of Bobbie the wonder dog. Bobbie’s “tail” begins during a family visit to Wolcott, Indiana. This tiny town of 1,000 owes its genesis to being the last stop of … Read More

What’s the Matter with Minnesota?

January 4, 2018 | by Al Hunter

Al Franken resigned this week. The Democratic Senator from Minnesota left office under a cloud of sexual misconduct accusations that surfaced in the autumn of last year. It was the end of a fairy-tale career by the former Saturday Night Live comedian who first came to Washington DC after a … Read More

Christmas Ghosts

December 21, 2017 | by Al Hunter

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve discussed three of my literary obsessions (Charles Dickens, Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe) and their connection to each other this time of the year. While the airwaves will be filled with marathon showings of It’s a Wonderful Life and Ralphie’s A Christmas … Read More