surreal comedy Archives – Audette-Art https://derekaudette.com/tag/surreal-comedy/ Artwork by Derek R. Audette Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:44:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-n0byop9d.gif?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 surreal comedy Archives – Audette-Art https://derekaudette.com/tag/surreal-comedy/ 32 32 The Fearsome Syndicate Stole My Roller-Skate Wheel (And My Sanity): An Absurdist Account of 1980s Organized Crime https://derekaudette.com/fearsome-syndicate-1980s-organized-crime-absurdist-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fearsome-syndicate-1980s-organized-crime-absurdist-story https://derekaudette.com/fearsome-syndicate-1980s-organized-crime-absurdist-story/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:05:00 +0000 https://derekaudette.com/?p=9686 A dramatic illustration of a sweating man in a tracksuit running down an alley holding a single roller-skate wheel, pursued by shadowy syndicate agents in trench coats.

A surreal memoir detailing a 1980s organized crime syndicate that stole a 49-cent roller-skate wheel, triggering a wild interstate chase and psychological fallout.

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