An inept improvisor downplays his fake drug addiction to impress a pretty grad student. A jaded trauma surgeon laments the dearth of comedy in his workplace. A forlorn circus clown tries to convince himself he has not been made a fool by his cheating spouse. NICKEL PLATED GOLD is populated by characters stumbling--sometimes flailing--through lives fraught with self-doubt, delusion, and absurdity. From the ludicrous pontification of “How I Would Fight Certain Animals” to the tender rumination … [Read more...] about Nickel Plated Gold by Brian Bieber @brian_bieber