Maximum Taxi

by Douglas Bales

Praise for Maximum Taxi

“Maximum Taxi is a captivating, funny, and irreverent tale told by a narrator who exists on the cusp of one world and another. Doug, a down-on-his-luck but resilient cab driver in a rapidly modernizing Southern city, uses his relative anonymity to document his experiences almost as if from behind a camera, seeing everything but rarely being seen. Fans of Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, and Nelson Algren will find a lot to love in Bales’s work.”
-Taylor Gordon, Author/MFA

“Douglas Bales comes from that great tradition of American storytellers. His voice is honest and unpretentious, and the rhythms of his prose lead us through moments that are sometimes light-hearted and always eye-opening. Gritty, darkly comical, compassionate, and heartbreaking... Maximum Taxi is a ride that doesn’t disappoint.”
- David P. Langlinais, Author of Duck Thief and Other Stories

211 pages, Paperback

Published May 10, 2023

About the author

Douglas Bales is a musician and writer of poetry and fiction. He has previously had work published in Skyline magazine (Vol. 3 Issue 6, 2003), Poem Train, Fast Track Contest (2003, 4th place), Through the Window (Vol. 1 Issue 1, 2004), Flesh from Ashes (Vol. 3, 2004), Inclement (Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2004), Inclement (Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2005), Current Accounts (Issue 23, 2007), Defuncted On-line Journal (March, 2023), Maximum Taxi (Full Novel, Anxiety Press, June 2023). Rock 'N' Rolla Coaster (Full Novel, Anxiety Press, 2025).