Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

Peter Perkins, a man who lives in his fantasies, meets an actual blonde woman and gets threatened by a gangster. Written by Sam Dann.

Daydreamer Peter Perkins encounters a real blonde and a mobster warning. Written by Sam Dann.

Peter Perkins, whom people keep calling Peter Pumpkin, is a daydreamer. He imagines himself, at different times, a military hero, a miracle-working surgeon and baseball’s leading home-run hitter. When he is approached in a saloon by a beautiful blonde, he thinks it’s just another dream. But this is for real, and mobster Fats Fergonzie warns him to walk away from her—or else. Perkins laughs in his face. He who laughs in the face of danger…