BY RACHEL ABNEY She walked down the driveway stepping around a small snail making its way to the grass. The car door creaked as she pulled it open, stopping to glance across the street. The neighbors were both home midday on a Tuesday. She realized her company might not have been the only ones to […]
Ralph Steadman's Viral Menace in the New Age
The following are original stories by guest authors who submitted their stories to accompany Ralph Steadman's Viral Menace artwork. I am publishing them in the order they were received. Thank you! Anita Thompson
NOTES FROM THE LOCKDOWN
An American stuck in Prague during the pandemic BY CRAIG ROBINSON It’s Day 5 of the coronavirus quarantine in the Czech Republic. Borders slammed shut, all but essential grocery stores are closed, and masks are now required for all people outside. As of March 16, nobody is allowed in or out of the Czech Republic […]
MARK OF THE BEAST
BY CONOR JAMES She drove a green, American junker – paint chipped, no gas cap, bald tires, and what looked like aluminum foil wrapped around half of her front bumper – but the windows were tinted, and spotless. I’ve heard it said that geniuses pick green, but it was not to be. As I stood […]
THE 46 YEAR OLD DREAM
BY SILAS WAGER They say what you don’t know can’t hurt you, the only trouble is we humans like to think we know, even when we haven’t got a clue, in all honesty I am amazed at how easy it is to convince yourself of something. Just thinking about something brings it to life, it […]
SAVAGE COUNTRY
BY CLINTON KALEY In the year 2020 the most widespread pandemic in human history stole across the globe. Businesses shuttered, lives were paused, the world seemed almost to stop as people retreated to their homes and donned their masks. I bought a one way ticket to Mexico, I left behind my career, my family, my […]
