BY SKIP LOCKWOOD After weeks in lockdown and months of social distancing, it is surprising to hear urgent knocking on the front door. Body blocking an excited golden retriever, I stick my head out as my neighbor retreats to a COVID-safe distance down the front walk. He hurriedly tells me that he believes that one […]
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
Menace denied for a day.
BY SCOTT HOWDESHELL In May 2020, my girl and I had been pretty much completely quarantined outside of weekly trips to the grocery store and the liquor store. Clearly there had not been and wouldn’t be a need for bartenders for a while. I was okay with the time off. I got bored, fat, at […]
“Never can be too careful”
BY MATT WEIR Harold sat at the couch, counting his toe nail clippings, of which there were nine. Normally there would be ten. There were always ten, of course. He would meticulously count each clipping and lay them out on the table before sweeping them into the waste bin in one, neat swoop with a […]
Community is Highly Treasured, Almost as Much as Drink.
BY DILLON HORNER Dillon Horner is traveling writer from North Texas. He is a Hunter Thompson fan, so said that “this would be a dream come true”. He is a serious writer and has been working for the past six years. He has two novels, multiple short stories and is currently working on his third […]
LOCKDOWN LIFE
BY ANNIE CROMPTON I am a 58 year old grannie from the North East of England. I have written poetry, short stories and currently writing a novel. In 2020 I completed my MA in Creative Writing at Northumbria University, quite a challenge during lockdown. Editor’s note: This is a fictional story in voice of […]
