The Heroin Chronicles

That most “literary” of narcotics – the enigmatic opium poppy and its various derivatives – and as these stories reveal, those who partake of the sacred flower are forever changed, but the price of paradise is often steep: overdose, hepatitis C, degradation and self-destruction. The editor, Jerry Stahl, himself a recovering addict with long-term sobriety, has assembled an impressive array of writers to create this ‘encyclopedia of bad behaviour.’ Indeed, these tales of chasing the dragon, with corollaries often violent and savage, will satisfy devotees of noir fiction and outsider art alike.

CONTENTS

Fragments of Joe – Tony O’Neill

Hot for the Shot – Sophia Langdon

Dos Mac + The Jones – Nathan Larso

Possible Side Effects – Jerry Stahl

Going Down – L.Z. Hansen

Baby I Need to See A Man About A Duck – Michael Albo

Godhead – Eric Bogosian

Gift Horse – Jervey Tervalon

Ghost Town Lydia Lunch

The Monster – John Albert

Black Caesar’s Gold – Gary Phillips

Sunshine for Adrienne – Antonia Crane

Poppy Love – Ava Stander