Rufus at the Door and Other Stories Author:Jon Hassler ONCE UPON A TIME, before Atheneum in New York took a chance on an unknown author and published "Staggerford" (1977), Jon Hassler wrote a number of short stories that introduce many of the characters in his later novels. Only a handful of these stories had appeared in print (mostly in small literary magazines) until Afton Historical Society Press... more » published the best-selling RUFUS AT THE DOOR and KEEPSAKES.« less