Purple Haze and Chrome Claws: A West Valley City Biker Ballad

Introduction:

In the sun-baked sprawl of West Valley City, where the hum of souped-up mobility scooters vied with the discordant blasts of rogue jazz musicians and the silent glide of crimson lowriders, a different kind of outlaw cruised the asphalt fringes. They were the Lost Cause Purple Gang: Steve, a pink panda chasing a fading high and the ghost of a better life; Grok, a silverback gorilla drowning his tragic past in a never-empty flask; and Cookie, a box turtle whose every rustle of l...