Tag: cassander
Brave Captain Harvey and the Barbers of Berlin
I sat in the first chair inside Cristo’s simple barbershop with my head pitched forward, staring at a pinup poster from World War II. The girl was labeled ‘Ensign Edie,’ a smiling redhead wearing an adapted sailor’s outfit and cap, …
The Gustav Evacuation, Part 4: Our Return
All bad things must come to an end.
Balloon Buddies Returns
The Balloon Buddies are two unnamed balloon roommates who basically do lots of drugs, argue, celebrate weird holidays, and get into all kinds of hijinks. They are based, loosely, on myself and my old college roommate, even though we never …
The Gustav Evactuation, Part 3: The Wait
We know what we smell like, okay? Hours and hours under the sun or smothered by night heat have us sweating coffee, sweating Red Bull. The clench of old cigarette smoke. Fast food and soda breath. We are covered in …
The Gustav Evacuation, Part 2: The Drive
Cue the music. We’re going for a ride. It’s hot as Labor Day weekend should be, summer’s last holiday, last chance to boil. We have our windows down and the music is passing between cars and mixing in the space …
The Gustav Evacuation, Part 1: Preparations
We all remember what happened last time. This has all, somehow, made us experts. When the season begins, the government and the media remind us to make our plans. Buy some maps. Update your phone numbers. Gather all the right …
High Rotation Special: Apocalypse!
Just having finished The Pesthouse, a love story disguised as a post-apocalyptic novel, and having my interested piqued by Nacho’s new project, I decided to join in the fun and present a list of the best cataclysmic or apocalyptic songs. …