“To catch a zombie, you need to think like a zombie.”
QUEEN CITY VANQUISHED: a simulated zombie apocalypse through the dive bars of Charlotte, NC, has two desperados on the run.
Eat Brains, Ergo Sum
Category: North America
The Wishbone-Gate Scandal (or “Down & Out in Diamond City”)
BREAKING NEWS
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Residents take to the blizzard-frozen streets in protest after controversy in the defeat of a local champion during annual Thanksgiving Day hobby-horse races. In what is being called the “Wishbone-Gate Scandal”, two out-of-town grifters are wanted for questioning.
50 Years on the Rocks
High desert air, half-cooked theology, and a bottle passed among the faithful. Turns out, nothing pairs with family history quite like a generous pour.
Submit to Descent
Vic contemplates the downfall of man (& labradoodles) while visiting an urban yacht club in Raleigh, N.C.
Lincoln City Community Theatre Presents: Operation Smoking Dragon!
An ensemble cast of dive bar saints take the stage for Operation Smoking Dragon! Starring Maggie. Featuring Wara. And introducing Isy Badger.
This is a story about a play about a joke with an unhappy ending.
The Chicago Handshake (and other portents of doom)
Vic’s curses are reversed with shots of Malört, but all is not smooth sailing in summertime Chicago.
One with the Universe so Im taking the HOV lane
“eh man, what’supwith your feerend? he looks like a leezard.” I don’t think I answered I believe we had all lost the ability to talk at this point.
attempt at self analysis over jazz
A story about the kind of night that only happens when you’re broke, 23, and full of accidental magic ……… there’s kissing, cab scams, breakdancing, a minor collapse of global infrastructure — and, hopefully, a little honesty too.
Icebox Hill Social Club
Where do gringos go when the gringos go to Mexico?
Vic makes a run for the border, following the champagne bubbles to Mazatlán.
Old Year’s Day
This bar holds many stories. Of being a regular, a barfly. Of becoming friends with the owner and the staff. Of cousin dingus working in the kitchen. And this story, of how I took my shot with the bartender Maggie.
Uncharted Dives 