Red-Dirt Marijuana: And Other Tastes (35 page)

Southern and his son, Nile, in Central Park in 1967. (Photo by Michael Cooper.)

From left to right: William S. Burroughs, Terry Southern, Allen Ginsberg, and Jean Genet, covering the National Democratic Convention for
Esquire
in Chicago, 1968. (Photo by Michael Cooper.)

Southern with his dog, Hunter, in Canaan, Connecticut, in the 1980s. (Photo by Nile Southern.)

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“A Change of Style (originally entitled “Sea Change”), “The Road out of Axotle,” “I
Am
Mike Hammer,” “Recruiting for the Big Parade,” “Twirling at Ole Miss,” and “You’re Too Hip, Baby” were first published in
Esquire
magazine. “Put Down,” “Red-Dirt Marijuana,” and “The Blood of a Wig” were first published in
Evergreen Review
. “The Sun and the Still-born Stars,” “You Gotta Leave Your Mark” (originally entitled “The Panthers”), and “The Night the Bird Blew for Doctor Warner” were first published in
Harper’s Bazaar
. “Love Is a Many Splendored” was first published in
Hasty Papers
. “Apartment to Exchange” and “Razor Fight” were first published in
Nugget Magazine
. “A South Summer Idyll” was originally published in the
Paris Review
. “The Moon-shot Scandal,” Red Giant on Our Doorstep,” “Terry Southern Interviews a Faggot Male Nurse,” and “Scandale at The Dumpling Shop” were first published in the
Realist
.

copyright © 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967 by Terry Southern

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