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Podcast: JOHNSTONE
Episode: Secretary Of War
Description: He hung up a sign that said Secretary of War,
snapped a picture for the socials,
shut the door,
took a swig of Jameson straight from the bottle,
then sat down and fondled the revolver in his desk drawer
like a little boy playing with his penis.
Visions of cruise missiles danced through his head,
aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines
and tiny middle eastern bodies blown to bits by glorious inventory.
Mushroom clouds flashed in his eyes
as he caressed the trigger with an index finger.
"They call me the Secretary of War," he said.
"They call me the Secretary...