AM's Writing -- Index

-- these are short articles & reviews mostly published before in various places: newsletters, fragments of online discussion "threads;" some previously unpublished --

Mixtec Metaphor

-- film review of "Y Tu Mama Tambien," 2011; 2000 words.

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My Daughter is a Republican

-- daughter's anomalous behavior disrupts family tranquility; 2004; short story, fiction, 16,600 words.

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I'll Try Anything

-- rewrite of an anonymous humorous piece from The Onion, 2002; of course, this is a much superior version; 2004; 1000 words.

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Mystic River

-- review of a powerful complex work; revised 2011; 3000 words.

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Indentured Servants -- The Secret Lives of Dentists

-- review of a funny film with a serious, unhappy ending; 2003

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Movie review: What Women Want

-- 2001 review of the film that may say more about what women want than you want to know; 1200 words.

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Tango, Dance of Love and Death

-- 2000 letter to The Crow newsletter -- why dancing Argentine tango can change your life! 1150 words.

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Ontological Breakdance

-- 1995 reflections on how we are always constructing a "virtual reality" for ourselves and others; previously unpublished

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Edge of Chaos

-- 1997 brief online posting -- what this term means in complexity theory; some of its implications in the wider context of society and Gaia

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Mutant New Age Messages

-- 1995 rant against 3 New Age deceptions; originally in The Crow

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Myths for the Future

-- from an online discussion in 1994 -- questioning the role of mythology in the modern world

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Bodh Gaya

-- 1991 letter written from India to a private group newsletter, The Crow

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