The Harvesting Effect

- In loving memory of Eric S. - “The cosmic vacuum of the desert was a perfect place to program young minds.” – Charles Manson Saturday.  As day turned into evening I was battling back the hangover with more alcohol.  Too exhausted to even leave the couch, my X-Box fried beyond repair, I was watching movies on my laptop.  I had flashbacks to Iraq – sitting in the sweltering heat, watching my life ooze out of my body as I stared... Read More

Corpse Grinder

I feel like I’ve been holding my breath for a week. Will the fucking government ever respond to my goddamn counter-offer or what! Outrage. I got a notice today that one of my neighbors, Ida, had died in her apartment.  She was one of the old people living in my building, unfortunately she was the only one that was actually cool to talk to.  Unlike the gossipmonger Shirley, and the scornfully judgmental Carol, Ida always just had cool stuff... Read More

Notes From the Underground

Another week has dropped off the map forever, another weekend too. I don’t really have anything tangible to show for my experiences over the past few days except for some spots on my liver and a little spilled tacos on my front door mat. Halloween came and went, uneventful. I remember last year I was so excited to have a Halloween in the states for the first time in years – it was great. Met a nice girl, had some drinks, had fun. This... Read More

Temptation

What would you do? What would you do if somebody offered you 100,000 dollars just to do a job that you promised yourself you would never do again? Not only that but an obscene salary for the job itself..? Is this selling out? Is this a compromise of your principles? Is this wrong? I feel like Achilles before the Trojan war. His mother told him true, if he stays then she forsaw a wonderful happy life – if he goes, he will become a legend, but... Read More

K-2 Killed

Friend “K-2″ Rod Richardson killed today north of Baghdad by EFP. Driven, intelligent, didn’t take any bullshit, one of the finest soldiers I’ve ever worked with. There are probably a million things I could say about him and his amazing life, my regret and sympathy goes out to his family. AKPC_IDS += "1246,";Popularity: 1% [?] Read More

Madhouse

The helo came in and we got resupplied recently and man did we need it. It seemed like I’ve been living off cans of tunafish and beans for the last week now. Don’t even have an opener and my leatherman got punked so I’ve been forced to use a fucking wrench. Fuck it… I’d use a clothes hanger if I had to – hunger kicking in the way it has. The only thing we had here besides canned food is peanut butter and a shitload... Read More

Lights in the Sky

The day was hot. The heat sat down over the face of the city, queening it. The heat grows dents on cars and brings restless men to sit on porches. Old women wear shorts exposing their gray withered and veiny stumps while bums emerge from their hiding places to bask on sidewalks and park benches fully clothed. Parking lots become a test of willpower and expressions look even more dire. People walk slow, shoulders slumped, heads down exposing bad haircuts... Read More