John Seiler

John Seiler has collected and smoked pipes for the past 40 years. His pipe collection interests are varied focusing on obtaining at least one pipe from each high grade manufacturer and/or carver. The collection minor is in hawkbill shaped pipes of which there are currently 20. McClelland 5100 is his normal everyday choice of pipe tobacco, and he prefers mature virginia tobaccos. His stash of over 400 tins of tobacco tend more to the virginia type tobaccos.

The Emperor Leopaldo series of short stories were written to fill the void of pipe "literature" where one could pick up a story and actually see pipes, tobacco, and pipe collecting mentioned. A secondary purpose is to provide informational tidbits for the new and long-time pipe smoker.

In the real world, John is professional engineer working in the area of mining safety and health. He lives with his wife, Chris, their dog, Roxy, and their two cats, widget and spot in Pittsburgh, PA. He can usually be found on the #pipes channel in the evening using the "Pipester" nick and usually attends the NASPC and CORPS pipe shows. Other interests include books (collections of J.R.R.Tolkien, Sherlock Holmes, Fu Manchu series, Dune series, and books by J.P. Lovecraft), mine flame safety lamps, flashlights, and is a electronic gadget geek.

email: pipester@pipeguy.com

website: http://mysite.verizon.net/seilerjp/

The Links below will download the stories that make up the Leopaldo Saga. You can download the entire saga or each individual story. These stories combine my hobby of pipe smoking, pipe collecting and Science Fiction. They are in adobe acrobat format (.pdf).

Emperor Leopaldo is the head of a feudalistic society far in the future where pipe collecting/pipe smoking is not politically incorrect, rather it is highly esteemed among the aristocracy. The stories were written by myself, a pipe collector and pipe smoker of over 30 years experience. You will recognize some of the items, places, themes, and maybe, some of the people. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. Come, join Leo, Nick, Lu Jo, Varten and the other characters, and maybe, you will learn something about a hobby that can yield much enjoyment.

The stories should be read in the order presented, with "Satisfaction" being the first as the characters and themes build on the previous story.

Leopaldo Saga - large file 240 pgs