Truckin' ~ February 2003 (Vol.2, Issue 2)

Welcome to Truckin' my monthly E-Zine. This month's issue includes another subway story from me, a fiction bit from Mona LaVigne, a story from our Southeast Asian contact Señor with a tale from Nepal, and Armando Huerta, our European contact, returns with a Vienna story. So sit back, relax, enjoy, and spread the word! Thanks for all your support! Be Sweet, McG

• Feb Subway Story: Fallen Angel by Tenzin McGrupp
They all sat across from me, a family of four, each of them bundled up in winter clothing; mittens, scarves, and woolen hats, protecting them from the Canadian artic air that swept down into the North East, that brazenly unleashed a deep freeze which had last nearly two week... More

• Just Your Average Week in Nepal by Señor
Entering Nepal was a life long dream come true. Just walking the streets of Thamel, the tourist center of Katmandu, was thrilling. The delightful "namaste" greetings and warm smiles I received from the Nepali people eased all my fears of any trouble that might be lurking... More

• The Girl Next Door by Tenzin McGrupp
I sold weed daily to Republicans and Democrats, men and women, Yankees fans and Mets fans alike. It didn’t matter, there was one thing everyone I saw had in common, they loved marijuana. And let me say they also liked seeing me... More

• Ring by Mona LaVigne
I had sold the ring. The answers to my prayers was the cash in hand. I had not eaten in three days, and I had finally given in. Bartholomew would have killed me if he’d known that I’d profited from his grandmother’s diamond, but fuck it... More

• Indie Film Review by Tenzin McGrupp
Read reviews of: Igby Goes Down, Business of Strangers, No Such Thing, La Fille Seule, and Where the Buffalo Roam... More

• The Viennese Waltz by Armando Huerta
True, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is responsible for the Gabor sisters, but they did balance it out with impressive architecture and grand boulevards... More

• Growers by Tenzin McGrupp
The disgruntled taxpayers moaned and whined at their local representative in a town hall meeting, where dozens upon dozens of the county’s struggling farmers were being screwed over by the suits in Washington... More