Jesse Kuhn created this illustration for an article in STL Magazine titled, "Midwestern Decency Is for Losers." It told the story of GQ Senior Editor Steve Friedman's journey from St. Louis to New York, excerpted from his new memoir “Lost on Treasure Island.”

As for the caterpillar reference... it all has something to do with a wily moth caterpillar, a catastrophic lime green suit that was supposed to be gray and Dillard's department store return policy.  Seriously!