Forged Prescriptions takes you down sideways. And then round again. Like a carnival ride stuffed inside a dented garbage can. Specks of city light in the night with the taste of the gutter melting on your tongue. This “literary EP” comes in a handsome limited run pocket edition, with original Jake Chapman cover art and 4 short stories: Exquisite Corpse, Friday Night at Paco’s Crack House, The Seventh OD, and Waiting for CJ.
“Tony O’Neill’s Forged Prescriptions is a raw, unvarnished collection of four short stories that plunge readers into the gritty underbelly of addiction, crime, and survival. O’Neill, a master of transgressive fiction, pulls no punches as he delivers four unflinching tales drawn from the shadows of his own past, each one a visceral exploration of desperation and moral compromise… O’Neill’s prose is sharp and economical, stripping away any pretense to expose the stark realities of his characters’ lives. He writes with the authority of someone who has lived through these experiences, and his unflinching honesty lends the stories an authenticity that is both compelling and unsettling… Forged Prescriptions is not for the faint of heart. It’s a collection that demands to be read, offering no easy answers or redemptive arcs—just the unvarnished truth of lives lived on the edge. For fans of transgressive literature or anyone interested in the darker corners of the human experience, this is essential reading.” — Chris Brownsword, Louder Than War
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