by: Donnie Casto II Our fifth wedding anniversary as man and wife would’ve been in four days. Looking back, those shiny red warning flags were there all along. Reflection can be a funny byway of would’ve, could’ve, or should’ve beens. I know I can’t forgive or love the addict she […]
Interview with Rev. Dudely Noted of the Church of the Latter-Day Dude Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the last 17 years, or you’re too young, you’ve probably seen the movie “The Big Lebowski”. I have a sweatshirt that I wear quite a bit that says “The Dude Abides” on the front […]
By: Doc Jeffurious Higgason Throughout elementary school I was taught that the American Flag was the end all and be all of national deities. I remember the crackly and warbled sounding filmstrips they would show us about the majesty of George Washington and the miracle of Betsey Ross. All that […]
The Cult of Nemesis: Part 2: Tale of the Reaper… (read Part One here) By Donnie Casto II The troubadour found himself troubled at the writing of the Nemeian acolyte. “How could such a cult gain such a following over the minds of mankind?” he wondered to himself. Turning around, […]
The troubadour found himself in the midst of tombs and holy places where the soulless and dead were to rest. Deep in empty thought, where the souls of dead spoke in the flutter of the wind, a being clothed in scarlet robes with flaked dry and scaled skin dropped to […]
Art by Josh Chambers: “As I’m painting the illustration for Donnie Casto II’s Abby Martin piece, I’ve been thinking about the whole situation a lot. As a Marine Corps veteran who served 9 years and fought in the Battle of Ramadi, Iraq in 2004, I wholeheartedly support Abby’s right to speak […]
By: Donnie Casto II, a.k.a the Dark Troubadour “This has to be a dream!” he said, sitting there in the cafe sipping coffee, with a glass of absinthe on the side. He knew he had no passport, and knew he certainly wasn’t in France before he went to sleep. “I […]
One Dudeist journey on the Gonzo trail to finding Jeffery ‘The Dude’ Lebowski By: Donnie Casto II “We all have a Dude and a Walter in us, and that’s the point, they’re in us, they don’t define us. You have to be the you that you want to be, be […]
By: Donnie Casto II “I hear the train a comin’ It’s rolling round the bend, And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when, I’m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin’ on.” – Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison Blues On September 6, 2006, President George W. Bush admitted […]
by Donnie Casto II “I don’t believe in fairy tales, because there is no happily ever after in life.” The words hit him harder than a sucker punch to the stomach. Life broke everyone to a degree, but to hear such a statement from a child whose biggest worry should’ve been […]
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