Sucktown, Alaska — Craig Dirkes

Sucktown, Suckington, Suckfield, Suckingham, Suckland, Suckmont, Suck Francisco. By any other name Kusko, Alaska, would still smell like human sweat, moose stew, and dog poop. But Eddie Ashford can't be choosy after partying his way out of college in one semester's time. He lands a job in tiny Kusko, a bush town located in the heart of unromantic Alaska, he's warned. Eddie intends to straighten out his act and make good on a promise to stay for a year, but soon he's indebted to his employer, overworked, and underpaid. He's also spurned by the almost-perfect girl, frustrated, and bored. He finds himself caught in a dilemma: do the right thing, work hard, and stick it out in Kusko or take a chance, smuggle some goods for the local pot dealer, and pile up the cash to pay his way out of Suckramento?