Carl E Miller

The Craziest People in Cleveland Carl E Miller

Two separate, unique journeys through Ohio, more specifically Cleveland. The first story (Out of the Ordinary, in Ohio) follows a music journalist (Tucker) from Nashville, Tennessee who is given an assignment by Volunteers Variety magazine to travel to Cleveland, Ohio and cover the live music scene, along with the world famous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After attending an Alice Cooper concert in the Flats, he becomes entangled with a very strange group of people, diving into the gritty side of the big city to get their thrills. Eventually they find themselves right at home with an insane crowd attending a concert to see the legendary David Allan Coe perform during the final stages of Outlaw Country. Based on actual events, some names have been changed. The second story (Demon rats: A Shocking Journey into the Liberal Pits of America) is an up-close look at the big city underground, following two Right-wing thrill seekers (Paul) and (Brandon) who travel to an already struggling Cleveland, Ohio to observe the aftermath of the 2020 riots and the endless lockdowns. They will stop at nothing to view the Liberals in their natural habitat, but they might just leave with more questions than answers after several encounters with characters too strange to be real, but they unfortunately are very real and walking amongst us. A roman à clef, autobiographical, political satire short story based on real events, some names have been changed. Genres: Nonfiction Short Story, Biography, Autobiography, Roman à clef, Fictional Autobiography, New Journalism