The Thunder Road Rock Diner introduces us to a bunch of eccentric night wolves among them Duke with his bizarre hangover fantasies Maggie the Witch desperate to save her dignity by insisting to pay for her own drinks Sally with a beautiful gap between her front teeth and a deadly promiscuous lifestyle Charlie the Viking finally at peace with his past and Harry paying a security guard with a handful of bullets instead of a handful of coins as per usual. And then theres Jonny forever in on the action forever running around in circles in a vain effort to get away from it all. In this collection of tales you will hear them all and more. These characters on the edge of existence expressing their views in raw prose and poetry will leave you with a curious blend of wonder fear selfrecognition and perverse envy.