WELCOME TO MY ATTIC

Odds’n’Ends

Be careful not to trip. This is where I store previously unpublished — or barely published — writing about stuff that interests me.

Our attics are full of things we want to keep but can’t figure out where to put. So I’m putting some stuff here — castoff things, like old pole lamps, dusty Bowflex benches and chapters from books that were never written.

In my attic you’ll find some writing projects that didn’t work out. I abandoned most of these things, but can’t bear to get rid of them. I hope you find something to enjoy.

WM

CONTENTS

Bitter Crop
A Song that Shook America

Pulling the Thread
When the Washington Post Broke the Watergate Story

The Back-County Boy Genius
When Tom Wolfe met Ken Kesey

Set the Night on Fire
Los Angeles Politics in the Sixties

Pandemonium With a Big Grin
Adventures in Metajournalism

Freak Power
When Hunter S. Thompson Ran for Sheriff

Man in a White Suit
Literary Journalism: The Early Days

Intensive Care
A Memoir of Sleep Deprivation

Southern Exposure
A Deep South Journey

Eight Miles High
When David Crosby Got Fired By His Band

State of Emergency
A Hurricane Memoir

God Thoughts
Letter to a Friend

Music is Fuel
Liner Notes for Music Inspired by Hunter Thompson

The Birth of Gonzo
Thoughts on Finding a Writing Style

WATCH THIS SPACE
MORE TO COME


(CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE BASEMENT TAPES SONG “ODDS AND ENDS” BY BOB DYLAN AND THE BAND, SINCE THAT HEADLINE ABOVE PLANTED THE SONG IN YOUR SKULL AND YOU NEED TO HEAR IT NOW.)