Stories tagged “1950s”

  • Midwest Purgatory: A Stalled Travelogue, chapter one

    Rusty Awkward was unhappy. The majority of his unhappiness regarded the turn of events by which he found himself in his current location, and the duration of his stay there. Eleven long months had passed now, stranded in a no-name town in southwest Mic...

  • Midwest Purgatory: A Stalled Travelogue, chapter one (part 3)

    Rusty attempted not to appear irritated as he gathered his rough draft off the floor, reassembling it into something resembling an order. The woman watched him, seemingly amused. This irritated Rusty further. “Arizona Spokes,” she said. ...