The idea for this episode came from Patreon. We talk about music and movies a lot on this show, so we're going to take a different approach and talk about some important books, short stories and poems that have helped lead me down this path.  Hopefully they can help you out as well.

Reading List:

1. Roll the Dice – Charles Bukowski

1. Ask the Dust – John Fante

1. Discipline Equals Freedom – Jocko Willink

1. Nick Adams Stories – Ernest Hemingway

1. The Road – Cormac McCarthy

1. Ham on Rye – Charles Bukowski

1. The War of Art – Steven Pressfield

1. Food of the Gods – Terence McKenna

1. Supernatural – Graham Hancock

1. All of HP Lovecraft

1. The Executioner’s Song – Norman Mailer

1. In Cold Blood – Truman Capote

1. In the Belly of the Beast – Jack Henry Abbott

Intro : "Man on the Silver Mountain" - Rainbow

Outro: "Dark River" - Coil