American Abyss
An oral history of the Palmyra Exclusion Zone
An oral history of the Palmyra Exclusion Zone
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Credits From Mackinac City, this is Great Lakes Public Radio, and I'm Jack Feldman. Stay with us. Discord Link Mayfair Watchers Society is based on the works of Trevor Henderson. Created by Trevor Henderson & Pacific S. Obadiah Honey & Comb was written by Pacific Obadiah Jack Feldman
The checkpoint was made up of pockmarked concrete, and rusty corrugated iron. The barricades were little more than piles of rubble on either side of the road. It was a an old scar on our city. A conflict from long ago. As we approached, I saw movement in the watchtower
It was 8am when the fog rescinded, leaving a low hanging overcast sky. Stark silhouette’s of buildings formed in the grey light, casting long unnatural shadows at the early hour. I hadn’t seen the old town quarters since I was a kid, when they’d been condemned and
I confess, I shot him. It was opening night, Crimson Rain, a Great Depression drama about a fugitive on the run after robbing a bank. In the first act, he rushes onto stage as thunder rolls and strobe lights emulate lightning. It’s raining outside, and his car went off
Jake: Y'know what I think it is? I think it's aliens. Kay: What? Jake: C'mon man. The Flash. Kay: Okay... Why? Jake: I think they're softening us up. Like, the Flash and all this weird shit that's been happening? That&
An interview with a dreamer. At the time of our conversation, most of his face and forehead were covered in large patches of pale green lichen. His eyes had entirely been covered, but creases had formed in the lichen around his mouth and nose. Less noticeably, patches of lichen has
Y'know, I used to come here as a kid. Every week with my father, on Sunday's. We'd sit right here, in this booth in the corner. He'd come home from work, 5:30 sharp, he'd get one step in the