Like nearly all of Blasini's writing, the novel OF MEN AND MAGGOTS is a thinly fictionalized autobiography, filled with a cast composed of the author's real life friends, lovers, and fellow travelers. Narrated by John Poston, one of Blasini's alter-egos, OF MEN AND MAGGOTS is a cross-country odyssey that portrays an alternative view of American from the back alleys of the world. OF MEN AND MAGGOTS composes a hard-hitting, yet humorous narrative of two friend's adventures with drugs, homelessness, and lifeless romance. OF MEN AND MAGGOTS is a time-honored road novel that reveals friendship and understanding is to be cherished above all things.