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Altered States

Christopher Frizzelle Travels to Astoria in Search of Psychedelic Mushroomsโ€”Things Get Progressively Weirder from There

There is plenty of time on the drive from Seattle to Astoria, Oregon, to wonder about how you’re going to die. Will I be standing up when it happens? Will I be outside? Will I be in these clothes? The drive is three hours, give or take. Robert drives us in his truck. He has […]

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Stop Trying to Save My Brother

Want to Support the Troops? Then Let the Troops–Including My Brother–Do Their Jobs.

I live in a town of hecklers, hippies, and tragedians; that is to say, of peace protesters. Despite my rich disdain for our President, and even though it goes against my instincts, I’m perhaps the only person on my block who believes military action in Iraq is justified and necessary. I’m the only one who […]

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