Internal Injuries Author:A. J. West Set in Sydney's notorious Kings Cross red-light district and Australia's ancient Red Heart, Internal Injuries follows the story of Billy, an artist, his girlfriend Jody, their friend Guts, an Aboriginal artist, and the couple's animosity with their dealer, Meron. Our anti-hero and heroine, Billy and Jody, are on a journey of spiritual discovery... more » into the realm of animal totems, a search that becomes life threatening when Meron moves into their terrace and opens an Amsterdam style café. After Billy consumes a mouthful of 'Red Dragon' acid trips, he meets Guts, his old art school buddy, after returning to Sydney from his tribal home in the outback by the sea to warn him of a psychic attack. Meron takes advantage of the couple's substance abuse when they hang out in his café, where their perception of reality takes some unexpected and bizarre turns after Meron serves them up his 'mockeries', measured doses of chemical compounds to unlock their 'Chemical Code of Spirituality'.« less