Episode 95: Dan Simmons's Carrion Comfort

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The Mikes find themselves overcome by a compulsion to read an overlong book about people who compel others to do things. We had no choice but to comply.

It's Cocktail Time!

Psychic Donkey Punch

In a collins glass of ice add:

• 2 shots of dark rum
• 3–4 shots of peach nectar (puréed peach)
• squeeze of lime
• top with seltzer
• garnish with fruit (cherries, orange, whatever)

Chin-chin!

Episode 94 : Peter Cline's 14

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The Two Mike's decided to sublet from Peter Cline in his novel 14.   If anything, it proves that you should look through your lease agreement carefully, because if you mess with the thermostat you might bring about the apocalypse. For sure you won't get your security deposit back. 

Cocktail Time!

The Lovecraft Daiquiri (or the Lovecraftaiquiri) 

In a cocktail shaker place:

Crushed ice

2 parts Berry Simple Syrup*

2 parts dark rum

Juice of one large lime

Shake, strain into a martini glass and garnish with a berry

*  Berry Simple Syrup

In a heavy bottomed sauce pan put in one cup sugar to one cup water and heat and dissolve. Do not bring to a boil.  Once the sugar is dissolved, crush in a1/2 cup of any kind of dark fruit and allow that to warm through. Take off heat and allow to cool. Once the mixture in cooled, stain and keep the dark syrup. ( You can put the berries on pancakes or something.)