Life here is nasty, brutish, and short. The Rust slowly eats everything away—the abandoned machines, the ghost towns, civilization itself. It wears a man down. Corrodes him. Changes him. Makes him do things he wouldn’t think himself capable of.
In this brief, unforgiving existence, you gotta find something that makes it worth it, or else let the Rust leave a yawning hole inside you. But you’re gonna have to pay for it, one way or the other.
Sometimes the price is so hideous that it makes you think twice. But it might be your last chance. So, what’s it gonna be? How much are you willing to pay? What are you willing to do? What are you willing to become?
They say a man can get used to anything. If you had to, wouldn’t you? The Rust whispers in your ear, “C’mon, do the math.” If you listen closer, you can hear its implacable demand: “Be corrupted or be killed.” Do you have what it takes to stand against that and remain whole?
You gotta go a long way in the ‘Belt to find a good man…
THIS IS THE ASHCAN EDITION. THE FIRST EDITION IS COMPLETE AND PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION. I’M LEAVING THIS UP FOR A) FUNSIES FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COMPARE THE VERSIONS AND BECAUSE B) THE 1ST EDITION WON’T HAVE THE CD. SO NOW YOU KNOW.
56 pages, saddle-stitched, half-letter size, with a color cover. Inside the back cover I’ve enclosed a 6-track CD of original music to serve for purposes of illustration and inspiration.
The Rustbelt ashcan edition
D. Marshall Burns
$10 + $2 S&H