Chase Shustack

What kind of country would we be able to have if every single person walking around burst into suicidal fits at random?

How?

Some of it was opioids.

He let out a dark chuckle.

Why do you think the crack epidemic skyrocketed in the 80s the way it did?

But I'd honestly say most of it was just plain old American... err... moxie.

The ability of every American to understand that either they all acknowledge what they did together and face the consequences, or they just pipe down and go on with life like nothing happened.

You wouldn't believe the things people would do just to not confront themselves.

The man put out his cigarette in the ashtray before sitting down in front of me.

Horrible as it was, it was worth it.

You might think we sound cruel talking about it so casually, but believe me when I say that if we don't do it, the outcome would make us wish we did.

I... I still don't understand.

What outcome?

What is this all for?

son let me just say that the help our forefathers called for the things them indians used to dance for and cut the scalps of their enemies for they're in the mountains trees under the great lakes the corn fields of nebraska to the rocky mountains and the mesas of the mojave what ghosts aliens no his voice dropped to a low gravelly whisper

different things.

I'm not sure what you'd call them, but they've been here longer than you, me, or the Indians.

But, but, I swallowed hard, tasting blood in the back of my throat.

My cheek stung from the slaps and the pain in my head refused to go down.

Oh God, you're probably going to kill me after this.