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Perky Nelson

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fl. 1974
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Summary

Perky Nelson, identified in the February 1974 Beaver Beacon as being of Grand Rapids and taking creative writing, contributed the story “A Peanut Butt Sunset.”

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified contributor record. The source does not establish a full identity, biography, school, or the story’s original composition date.

Sources

  1. Identifies Perky Nelson of Grand Rapids as a student taking creative writing and publishes “A Peanut Butt Sunset.” The issue does not supply a full name, life dates, school identity, residence history, or independent confirmation of the story’s landscape description.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the printed contributor name, Grand Rapids attribution, and story title.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Perky Nelson”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/perky-nelson/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1974, “From the Mail Bag.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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