PodCastle 176: Middle Aged Weirdo in a Cadillac
Show Notes
Rated R: Thematic Material
Middle Aged Weirdo in a Cadillac
by George R. Galuschak
He’s driven this way five times already, watching the same banks and donut shops and car washes fly past in a never-ending reel. Got the front windows open, taking in the night air. And then he sees her—sitting on the curb, cradling her head in her arms, going boo hoo. Hodgepodge of girl and woman: miniskirt; halter top, no bra; friendship bracelet on wrist; hair pulled back with cherry scrunchy; Hello Kitty stick-on tattoo on her left shoulder, mushy from the heat.
“Hello.” He cruises to a stop. “I’m lost and I need to get to the Interstate.”
She raises her head and looks at him: middle-aged weirdo in a Cadillac. Tom Cruise shades; charcoal suit; porkpie hat; looks about 40, like her dad. Probably smokes; a hint of ash about him.
“I’ll give you directions.” When he shakes his head, she says: “It’s simple. Even a moron could do it.”
“I’m afraid I’m not a moron,” he tells her. “The last three people I asked gave me directions and I ended up getting more lost. So it would be easier if you just got into the car and showed me.”
She snorts: “Are you for real?” She’d be stupid to get in, she surely would.
About the Author
George R. Galuschak
George R. Galuschak is a speculative fiction writer who lives in Northern New Jersey. He is currently working on a novel, just like every other writer on earth.
About the Narrator
Norm Sherman
Your narrator is the the King of Kitsch, the Sultan of Strangeness, the Odin of Oddity, the Nadir of nonNormalcy, Mr. Norm Sherman. You’ve probably heard Norm over at our sister podcast, Escape Pod, where he is Editor. And if not there, you’ll surely have heard him over on his own podcast, the Drabblecast, strange stories by strange authors for strange listeners, such as yourself. And if not THERE, well, just about anywhere in the genre pod-o-sphere.
