Henry Weese

Henry Weese is a new fiction writer with a background in finance and retail, sports/art/miscellaneous collectibles businesses, and is currently a real estate investor (residential and commercial) in the Tampa Bay area. He has had a few dozen “letters to the editor” published in The St. Petersburg Times, The Tampa Tribune, and The Tampa Bay Times.
The story “The Red-Headed Dragon” was inspired by a story told to him several years ago by a small-time antique dealer. The antique dealer bought an old frame with an ugly painting for $200. He took the frame and painting to an art gallery. It turned out the frame wasn’t worth much money, but the painting was an original Chagall.

The Red-Headed Dragon

“Stop complaining,” said Julie, looking over her shoulder at her husband as she stacked dishes and coffee cups on a folding utility table against the garage wall. “We’re lucky to get anything at all.”
“I’m not complaining,” said Tom, searching for a place on the concrete garage floor to set the box he was carrying. “It just seems unfair. Your mom and aunt get the house, your uncle gets the money in the bank, your sister gets the new car, and we get—”
“Put the box there,” said Julie, pointing.
Tom dropped the box. It clanged—more goddamn pots and pans.
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