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Isn’t delving into deep nature a feast for the soul? Yeah, sure it is! Except when it becomes more like ‘Lord of the Flies’. Here’s a new yarn from Tetsuhiko Endo on that all-American rite of passage, the Outward Bound … Continue reading
I don’t currently own a pair of Tevas, but everything about this ridiculous spoof of Man Vs. Wild made me want to buy some. Yes, it’s sophomoric, but it’s also dead on.
This Air Bag May Take Your Life [Rough Landings]
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Tagged Air Travel, Amateur Hour, Bill Gifford, Close Calls, Gravity Wins, Holy Crap, Rough Landings
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Here’s a yarn from the writer Bill Gifford: Eight friends went hot-air ballooning in the Poconos on a perfect spring day. What could possibly go wrong? I’ve done plenty of stupid stuff that could have killed me, everything from backcountry … Continue reading
In Pursuit of Booze [Logical Excuses for Missing Work] |
In early May 2009 TheAccidentalExtremist.com traveled to the Scottish Highlands to follow the Drambuie Pursuit, a one-of-a-kind, two-day, nine-stage adventure race open to teams of amateur athletes from around the world. Hundreds of weekend warriors applied, but only 13 four-person teams made … Continue reading
In Search of the Magical Penis Thieves [Dangerous Liasons] |
Dear Readers, we’re delighted to bring you a whopper of a true (!) tale from Minneapolis, MN-based writer FRANK BURES. Originally published in Harper’s, this wild and woolly yarn of juju, dismemberment, and cultural phantasmagoria was selected for the Best … Continue reading
Toothy Grin [Water Water Everywhere]
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Tagged Amateur Hour, Off The Map, Rough Landings, Scotland, Tetsuhiko Endo, Water Water Everywhere
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Here’s another yarn from the fearless Tetsuhiko Endo, who laughs in the face of reefs and big waves, even when they laugh right back in his face, with bloody results. — Ed. “How was the sunrise church service?” My mom … Continue reading
Elvis of the Deep and the Jailhouse Rocks [Dangerous Liasons] |
Here’s an hilarious eyebrow-raiser from a lusty lass who travels far and wide, stopping at nothing in pursuit of thrills and chills on the road. Almost nothing, that is! Let’s just say it’s rated NC-17, and consider yourselves forewarned.— Ed. … Continue reading
Here’s the story I read at The Accidental Extremist Launch Party and Reading on May 21. Enjoy — CDB In 1996 I was headed for Scotland from London on a bullet train flying through the forest. Wind and leaves whorled … Continue reading
Two Wheels To Paradise
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Tagged Amateur Hour, Hall of Infamy, Off The Map, Paradise Island, Rough Landings, Send Lawyers Guns and Money
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A few years ago my girlfriend and I decided to take a trip. We’ve been together off and on since high school, being from the same town in Texas, but we hadn’t taken the big plunge by getting on a … Continue reading
And Then It Flew Into Space [LAUNCH PARTY!] |
THE ACCIDENTAL EXTREMIST and LOADS OF PROSE LLC PRESENT: THE DIRTY LAUNDRY SERIES Volume 18: True Dirt from Far and Wide We’re joining forces! On Thursday night, May 21, please join us in New York’s East Village as we officially … Continue reading