Entries from June 2009

June 29, 2009

More Terribleness

The majority of residents in Toledo, Ohio have turned to hunting squirrels, raccoons, and feral cats to survive.  The local government has collapsed, and, along with it, all essential services.  Last week during a late night, unpublicized session of congress, the federal government quietly washed its hands of the mess, effectively declaring the city a separate, unsanctioned demilitarized state.  Officials, in off the [...]

June 23, 2009

Lie Down in Dickness

It was raining most of the day but it stopped towards night. Every day had been rainy before it too. The subway was hot and damp. When I got out, the clouds were low and the ground was still wet. Patches and Allie were waiting for me at Deluxe. They were already drinking Mjito’s. Patches [...]