
Articles by Cody S. Decker


Night Walk
by Cody S. Decker I love the feel of an empty sidewalk Beneath my shoes Laid out in front of me while Walking down my street When everyone else Is behind closed doors That won’t open til tomorrow With my hands in my pockets And the night nipping at my […]

Man’s Best Friend
by Cody S. Decker It was hard to tell if I was awake or not. The room was so dark, nothing changed when I opened my eyes. My first thought was the same one I always get when I wake up in the middle of the night. “What woke […]

The Carnegie Classics: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Cody S. Decker Photographs by Tatiana Aristizábal Author’s Note: The Carnegie Classics: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas event this year was one for the books. When the crowd peaked it was at around 400 people. I like to think of it as the Hunter effect. People love Hunter […]

Buy Your Ticket and Take the Ride: Carnegie Classics “Fear & Loathing”
by Cody S. Decker This year’s Carnegie Classics event is going to be celebrating Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Kentucky’s own literary outlaw, Hunter S. Thompson. On Saturday November 7th, the Carnegie Center is going to look as if it were a scene peeled directly from the […]

Double or Nothin’
by Cody S. Decker It was the morning after I tied one on down at Randy’s Place. My head hurt no matter which way I turned and my breath mocked the smell of a week old ashtray. The coffee brewed and I sat on my couch trying to piece together […]

GonzoFest Louisville Launches Campaign for Hunter S. Thompson Statue
by Cody S. Decker PRESS RELEASE: LOUISVILLE, KY (October 27, 2015) – For the past five years, GonzoFest Louisville has worked to honor and celebrate the life of Louisville’s own Hunter S. Thompson, but the time has come to take things to the next level. GonzoFest Louisville organizers are […]

“Music is the fuel…”
by Cody S. Decker art by Stephen Bischoff Music is the fuel that keeps us going once we’re way past empty if it’s turned up just right Music is the tool that digs out the memories of a time when fun on any night was the only priority

This Old Computer.
by Cody S. Decker That’s it I give up this contraption is for the birds I tried getting this damn computer to connect to the internet to do what it’s supposed to do but no it turns on with a howl and a hum it bings and bangs it sounds […]

Life by the Line
by Cody S. Decker My whole life Is now one big poem Where each day seems to be A long drawn out stanza That always starts But never stops The things that used to be Normal Aren’t normal Anymore Each moment Now presents itself as An opportunity To pick apart […]
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