The noise in my head is so loud some nights, only bashing my brains in or a power drill would suffice. Then this Meat Robot called Max would finally know peace. The delusional hemorrhoids of loneliness are consistently painful and at times paralyzing. I’m around clients all day at work; I pass families and doggies as I stroll through Brentwood; I have a great relationship with my therapist who I see four times a week. But at the end of the day, I always go home alone. And there’s no good way to get home. Any route I take, each step is cemented with sadness, as if I’m walking a long plank to my apartment… trying to avoid dog shit on the sidewalk. Click here to read more.
More Tales From Rehab and Hell-A: Read Max Barrie's New Drug Sick Love Story →
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Read Max Barrie Latest Tale of Scoring, Shooting Up and Burning Out on the Streets of LA →
Read "Snow's Tight and the Two Whores – Abandoned and Unfinished" the latest true tale of scoring, shooting up and burning out on the streets of Los Angeles by writer Max Barrie. Click here to read the story.
Max Barrie Talks About The Vagina of His Dreams In the Latest Installment of A Trendy Tragedy
"...Women in the past, they usually reacted like a dog ate their homework. Of course, I'm referring to the ladies that weren't handing me an invoice after I ejaculated..." Max Barrie talks about the "vagina of his dreams," being in the friend zone and the ultimate torment of both rejection and self realization in the latest installment of his non-fiction short story series A Trendy Tragedy. Read the store here.
Read Max Barrie's Humorously Dark Riff on Suicide and the Meaning of Life and Death →
Writer Max Barrie waxes poetic in a darkly humorous riff on suicide and depression - with a few tragic stories thrown in the mix - in the new installment of his non-fiction short story series A Trendy Tragedy. Read the full text here.
Read Max Barrie's Tale of Fear and Loathing in Malibu and Mainlining Rainbows →
"I almost drowned in SoCal’s sea of superficial diarrhea… and I’m not out of the deep doo yet. The fact that I haven’t blown my brains out— is well… not really that miraculous. I’m a big pink muffin and I’m afraid that if I make my exit too soon, I’ll just be shit out someplace worse… like Sylmar." Writer Max Barrie describes fear and loathing in Malibu and mainlining rainbows in this rabid tale of materialism in Lost Angeles. It's an important and cautionary tale that all should take heed. Read the short non-fiction story here.
Read The Latest Installment of Max Barrie's Slightly Deranged Non-Fiction Series →
Oxycontin to cure the common cold? Read the second installment of writer Max Barrie's slightly deranged and poetic non-fiction short story series. On top of writing about his life in L.A., he also illustrates his life using a combination of mediums to create a wicked portrayal of Los Angeles as a land of greed and guilt...crime and punishment. Click here to read the latest installment of his short story series A Trendy Tragedy.
Read: 'Beauty and The Light-Switch Are Thick As Thieves' →
Read 'Beauty and The Light-Switch Are Thick As Thieves'. It will be the first installment of a short non-fiction series, entitled A Trendy Tragedy, by Los Angeles based writer Max Barrie exploring sex, drugs and growing up in the vapidness of Beverly Hills and the entertainment industry. Click here to read.