by Ron Whittaker

Fog's Writings

Frederick "Fog" Horne's columns have been a popular and controversial feature of three websites. I have selected just a few for this site.

In early 2004, "Fog," as he was known to his friends, passed from this earth at age of 89. His beloved cat, which he often wrote about, died about five months earlier.

Although he tried to come off as a lowly, beleaguered small-town newspaper reporter, I found that during his life he had corresponded with some notable people -- primarily in the areas of science and religion. Under various names Fog wrote for several publications.

Fog made a bit of money during his life, but he died with only $382 in his bank account. In talking to his sister, I found out that throughout his life he had given the bulk of his money to charities. With this in mind, Fog had said that the goal of his life was to die broke.