Telluride resident Douglas Fergus is a writer, songwriter, vocalist, bassist and recording artist, but his passionate hobby is heating and air conditioning.

His love of writing began when he took a creative writing class in high school. In another life, Doug writes and records quirky, fun, clever, humorous indie rock songs under the artist name Lucky DougFergus. His music can be found on all digital platforms.

Join us for a reading and snacks!

Small Portions Cafe is a collection of quirky, delightfully weird short stories from the unique imagination of the author and is clearly seen through an eye tuned to notice the absurd and ridiculous. 

Here are highlights to give you a taste of what to expect in these delightful stories.

• The complicated world of light bulbs was too much for him.

• He ruined his new love interest with mint flavored coffee pods.

• Young, dumb, broke and hooked on credit. Will his new job as an underwear model save him?

• Koo Koo Birdy Meadow-Johnson showed him how to gently swirl his water counterclockwise and bless it before sipping.

• Did he really loan his only copy of a handwritten manuscript to a Radio Shack

clerk?

• Does his mother really wear combat boots?

• How does one poop with forty-nine other people in the same room?

• Why did his wife let him take the lawnmower on a Miami Beach vacation?