The following is a story about a famous American author written by Diesel Johnson, a young writer based out of Lawton, Oklahoma. Our team hopes that you will enjoy this piece, and we look forward to publishing more guest features in the future.
~ Brayden Johnson, Editor of OTT
David Foster Wallace grips his steering wheel firmly, the weight of his arms pressed forward and down onto the wheel. There is a small pistol in his glove-box right now–about eight inches wide and six tall, 9mm–sleek, black, and rattling as David’s Ford Explorer barrels up and down the rollicking hilltops and only-kind-of-paved roads of flyover Middle America. Sweat is pooling on the sides of his nose, his glasses slipping right down the bridge of his oily, red nose every few seconds. The sweat collects in small pools around his neckline and some in the deep pockmarks that riddle his face. It is 3:32 AM on a Wednesday morning that feels no different from Tuesday night to David who has been driving for hours strai…
