On Craig Davidson’s blog, the Rust and Bone author outlines the miserable time he had recently trying to get back to Iowa City from an appearance in Fredericton. The story involves one missing passport, a couple of missed flights, and a cast of characters that could only be found in an airport. Writes Davidson: “While I’m waiting these three dudes walk in and I’m not kidding: I thought they were Satanists. I know it’s terribly ignorant, probably blasphemous to say because they’re surely members of some legit holy order I don’t know about — but holy shit! They were all dressed in these black cloaks, a trio of grim reapers, and they had these black cowls over their heads. They all had wicked long fingernails and these giant gold necklaces on: like, baubles the size of hood ornaments. Holy bling. The oldest guy was carrying this big bejewelled staff like Gandalf or something. They looked like dudes who took their Dungeons and Dragons role-playing a little too seriously. The customs guy was grilling them, giving them a good working over. The old guy with the staff was getting a bit riled up. I was pretty certain he would mutter an incantation and Satan himself would show up, fry the Customs guard’s eyes from his sockets, then the three weird dudes would turn into bats and flap out the window.”
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