“King Caliban” by John Wain
Bert has an idea to save his lug of a brother’s marriage, but it’s a little dangerous.
Bert has an idea to save his lug of a brother’s marriage, but it’s a little dangerous.
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any stranger, during the week ending April 14, 2017, we saw three competitors for worst PR problem of the year, a popsicle bike on Wheel of Fortune, and a possible repeat of the ’07 writers strike. Then again, the latest Pulitzer Prizes were announced, too.
The weird, wild world of micronations where anybody can be king
Old Gus would do anything for Margaret Kindy, even buy her a pony. But when Margaret’s father gets a new job in a different state, Margaret loses her beloved pony to a very gruff and abusive farmer–unless Gus can save the day.
“My name is Coles Phillips,” he said, “and I’ve dropped in with a rather important bit of news. I’m going to work for you.” The brash young man applying for work came to define Roaring ’20s chic.