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“Since they’re calling you the first Soldier-President since Kennedy,” said Ellie, sliding off the Commander-In-Chief, “I guess they won’t ever suspect just how you rose through the ranks so quickly.”

“Funny thing,” chuckled the President, refilling their glasses, “who would have suspected that ol’ Lucifer was living in a cave in Afghanistan all that time, horns, cloven hooves and all? I gotta say, he was a charming host and every bit as good as his word.”

“You can't make a deal with the devil… Continue

He is possibly the only man to own a set of tie-died false teeth, which appeared at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame; as a child he strolled with Einstein; as a young man he shared a room with the unknown Bob Dylan and introduced his first appearances; as the avatar and confidante of rock bands from Grateful Dead to Green Day he has MC’d all three Woodstock Festivals.

Dressing as a clown t… Continue

From the valley, the house can no longer be seen through the vines and creepers that have closed over its roof and windows like concealing fingers, while foxgloves and hydrangeas crowd out from their ancient garden beds to screen the crumbling stucco walls from view.

The fox, drawn to the valley by the promise of… Continue

They found Psycho Sid in the drainage ditch down behind Manny’s abattoir, just after sunrise on New Year’s Day, lying on his side with his back broken and his throat cut, bent around like a question mark staring in surprise at his own arsehole.

His old mongrel Drac sat howling over the corpse, not letting anyone near, so the cops prepared to shoot him but some of the guys from Manny’s bar, ‘The Meat Locker’, put out a dish of Thunderbird and everyone stood around while Drac lapped up the liquor… Continue

We are disappearing, Jodie and me. Morning air is the best to drive in, it flows through you like a cool dream; it carries no memories, no heat, no expectations. We are heading west, the sun rises behind us as we try to keep pace with the night. Wish we could drive fast enough to stay in that night… Continue