At the Holiday Inn

Words by Michael Hendrick; Illustration by Waylon Bacon When considering the implications of the affects of drug use on the writing process, it is important to bear in mind that both William S. Burroughs and Timothy Leary opined that there... read more »

November 24, 2011 11:29 am / no comments

Death Within a Chrysalis

by Nick Meador At the turn of the 1960s, Jack Kerouac found himself in a profound state of limbo, the climax of an existential crisis that predated his life as a published author. He had been looking for an “answer” to his problems since... read more »

October 24, 2011 9:46 am / no comments

From Ganja to God

by Geetanjali Joshi Mishra Beatdom Issue 10 They are unmistakable: roughly kept beards, unmanageable, unruly and unkempt hair, chillums dangling from the oral cavity, drinking ‘bhang’ and smoking marijuana; add mysticism, reverence and... read more »

October 9, 2011 9:49 am / 3 comments

Sympathy for the Devil? Reconsidering the Legend of Raoul Duke on the 40th Anniversary of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

woodcutting by lisa brawn by Rory Feehan “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man” - Dr. Johnson (epigraph to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) Early spring 1971 and the first rays of the rising sun creep... read more »

August 1, 2011 2:10 am / 3 comments

Meat from Craigslist

Words by Katy Gurin; illustrations by Waylon Bacon A bowl of oatmeal slithered through Sarah’s guts, slippery like a water weenie, as she cleared out her bookshelves. Her stomach grumbled as she threw On the Road into a big brown box. Most... read more »

July 1, 2011 4:32 am / 1 comment

Kerouac’s Bad Trip

by David S. Wills In January, 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States of America, whilst the much maligned “King of the Beats”, Jack Kerouac, was trying magic mushrooms for the first time, at 170 East Second... read more »

June 25, 2011 6:33 am / 4 comments