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Sabratha, Libya – A sand-covered truck approaches from the west filled with rebel soldiers, rifles by their sides. The muzzle of an AK-47 glints underneath the desert sun. Worn eyes stare out behind a muslin headscarf. Nearby, despair. Impact crater. A big one. Smouldering debris. Lifeless bodies strewn about like […]
‘We’re here for the yazz yam’ A round with Cher Von
(Photo by Jonas Wilson) “What time is it?” “You said no hard questions!” Cher Von shot back. The two of us had stepped outside of Decca for some fresh air. The jazz was too hot, and in the moment, standing above and gazing into a healthy fire was the favorable […]
Endgame
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement. “No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. […]
DNC DESPOTS
Senator Bernie Sanders filed a petition protesting the Democratic National Committee’s quiet lifting of a ban on donations from federal lobbyists and political action committees. There are reports from the Washington Post that the DNC surreptitiously changed the rules at some point during the last few months. There are […]
BUFFALO BILL: Silly Wabbit, Tricks Are for Dicks
Bill Clinton had been silent up until this week. The plaid lumberjack shirt he put on this morning reminded him of his masculinity and the days when dozens of soldiers saluted him just for getting off an airplane. As the chauffeur was letting him out of his limo to […]
Loving-Kindness Affirmations : to make you fierce
by Cliff Gogh A note from the Managing Editor: When Cliff Gogh asked if Gonzo Today would consider publishing his short audiobook about loving affirmations of kindness, this Editor’s first thought was “We don’t need no loving affirmations – We Are Outlaws!” The thought was presented. The idea was […]
A Cold Hustle
by Stephen Aloysius Bischoff Living in a world so cold you gotta be tough as buffalo nuts Fur mane so thick you can’t run fingers Through haphazardly braided knots Born with a second skin, a skeleton hidden in the basement When the master calls at night for what […]
Coffee poem
Sipping on coffee Every morning As the sun comes up And the roosters crow Is a habit I’m glad I have Not because I need the caffeine To get me going Not because I like the way It stains my teeth It’s because it gives me A brief moment […]
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