Myths to Live By


Stress Test -- Rambling chapters in the autobiography of a mythical character.

  • Fools Pantheon--Nerds and Geeks and Yahoos, oh my.
           Published in AENE Magazine March, 1991
  • Couching History--Some fundamental furnishing theories.
           Published in AENE Magazine January, 1992
  • Coming into Furniture--Continuing adventures: In which Michael acquires a Cowch.
           Published in AENE Magazine January, 1992
  • Mind Over Muddle--What goes on in a man's mind, anyway?
           Published in AENE Magazine July, 1990
  • Eve in the Garden--Kiddie porn, or just the way it happened.
  • Cloning--What goes on in everyone else's mind, too...
  • Ordeal by Fremont--Never help a friend in Fremont.
  • The Way Things Work--Not very well for our heros, it seems.
  • Bodywork--A neophyte iron pumper's revelation.
  • Juice on the Rocks--An advanced case of excess iron.
           Published in AENE Magazine October, 1990
  • The Visitor--A typical visit with the parents.
  • One of Those Nights--A little trip with his friends.
  • Back Through Time--Another little trip with his friends.

    • The mythical author stikes back.

  • On the Beach, II--Grown up porn, just the way it (almost) happened.
  • A Day in the Life--One day's adventure for some of us.
  • Banker's Hours--The story above, as...
           Published in Zyzzyva Fall 1997
  • The Big Game--A post millenial conversation?

    • Essays and other serious stuff.

  • Reflections of Barbie --What you can do with a degree in Aesthetic Studies.
           Published in Collages & Bricolages 1992
  • Into Rubble -- A Po-Mo Greek vacation.
  • Now What? Art, Technology, Science -- Past, Present, Future
           An exegeis on art and science in P^2 times.
  • A Spectacular Simulacra -- A nother exegeis on art and science, 2013.
  • Relational Art and the House of Eternal Return -- My take on Meow Wolf's 2016 Santa Fe installation.
  • Who Ya Gonna Call? -- Adventures in Volunteerism.
           Published in The Santa Fe Reporter August, 2008
  • DADA - A Question of Paternity -- Was Duchamp a Dada? Or vice versa?
           Final paper for my Duchamp class, April, 1974

    • Links to other literary works

  • Terry Bisson Story Showcase--One of my favorite new SF type authors



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