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ABCDEFG HIJKLM NPOQRST UVWXYZ (1981)Thomas M. Disch
Poems
1 Review

The Abduction of Bunny Steiner, or A Shameless LieThomas M. Disch
Novelette
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992, pp. 170-188

About the Size of It (2006)Tom Disch
1 Review

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Apologia pro arte sua (Review) Tom Disch
Selected Poems, 1950-1982, by Kenneth Koch
- Selected Poems, 1950-1982 by Kenneth Koch

Art at SeaThomas M. Disch
New York's critics get it wrong

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Art of Darkness (3 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
The extraordinary work of Francisco Goya
- Goya by Robert Hughes
- Francisco Goya: A Life by Evan S. Connell
- Goya by Werner Hofmann and Francisco Goya

Artistic MannersThomas M. Disch
Rosenquist at the Guggenheim, Kandinsky at the Jewish Museum, and Currin at the Whitney

The AuditionThomas M. Disch
(a short play)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1988, pp. 42-53

Auxiliary VerbsTom Disch
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1993, p. 117

The B-List MuseumThomas M. Disch
Not every Old Master painted masterpieces

Bad Moon Rising (1973)Thomas M. Disch
2 Reviews


The Beginning of April or the End of MarchThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1971, pp. 77-81

Reviews
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Being One Being a Genius Sometimes (2 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Gertude Stein, Vol. I: Writings 1903-1932, by Catharine R. Stimpson, Harriet Chessman, ...
- Gertude Stein, Vol. I: Writings 1903-1932 by Catharine R. Stimpson, Harriet Chessman, and Gertrude Stein, ...
- Gertrude Stein, Vol. II: Writings 1932-1946 by Catharine R. Stimpson, Harriet Chessman, and Gertrude Stein, ...



Bone of ContentionThomas M. Disch
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 1966, pp. 132-139

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Books (5 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
New Arrivals, Close Encounters, by Brian Aldiss
- New Arrivals, Close Encounters by Brian Aldiss
- The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick
- Dark Is the Sun by Philip Jose Farmer
- The Catalyst by Charles L. Harness
- Fireflood, and Other Stories by Vonda N. McIntyre
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980, pp. 44-52

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Books (4 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9, by Terry Carr
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 by Terry Carr
- Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year by Gardner R. Dozois
- The 1980 Annual World's Best SF by Donald A. Wollheim
- Timescape by Gregory Benford
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1981, pp. 40-47

Departments
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Books (4 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Jesus Tales, by Romulus Linney
- Jesus Tales by Romulus Linney
- Valis by Philip K. Dick
- Scripts for the Pageant by James Merrill
- White Light by Rudy Rucker
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1981, pp. 34-41


Novella
The Brave Little ToasterThomas M. Disch
Novella
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1980, pp. 6-39

Burn This (1982)Thomas M. Disch
1 Review, 1 Readable

Camp Concentration (1972)Thomas M. Disch
A Novel
1 Review

Verse Play
The Cardinal DetoxesThomas M. Disch

Cardinal SinsThomas M. Disch

The Castle of Indolence (1996)Thomas M. Disch
On Poetry, Poets, and Poetasters
1 Review



Collecting the UncollectableThomas M. Disch
A depressing trip to the new Dia:Beacon museum and other sites of art

Come to Venus MelancholyThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1965, pp. 5-15

CommentThomas M. Disch
The Future of the Book:A Prophecy

ConceptsThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1978, pp. 89-127

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Creeley in His Time (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Robert Creeley: A Biography, by Ekbert Faas
- Robert Creeley: A Biography by Ekbert Faas

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Cultcrazy (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Masters of Atlantis, by Charles Portis
- Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis

Dangerous FlagsThomas M. Disch

Dark Verses and Light (1990)Tom Disch
2 Reviews



Definite and Indefinite ArticlesTom Disch
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1993, p. 200

The Demi-UrgeThomas M. Disch
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, June 1963, pp. 56-58

Short Stories
DescendingThomas M. Disch
Fantastic Science Fiction, July 1964, pp. 70-82

The Desert of Vast EternityTom Disch
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1983, p. 45


The Discovery of the NullitronThomas M. Disch and John Sladek
Non-Fact Article


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Double Talk, Double Dutch, Dutch Chocolate (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Postmodern American Fiction, by Paula Geyh, Fred G. Leebron, and Andrew Levy
- Postmodern American Fiction by Paula Geyh, Fred G. Leebron, and Andrew Levy

Short Stories
The Double-TimerThomas M. Disch

Doubting ThomasThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1966, pp. 43-64

DowntownThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1983, pp. 109-117

The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of (1998)Thomas M. Disch
How Science Fiction Conquered the World
7 Reviews, 2 Readable




Echo Round His Bones (1967)Thomas M. Disch
1 Review


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The Evidence of Things Not Seen (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Madame Blavatsky's Baboon, by Peter Washington
- Madame Blavatsky's Baboon by Peter Washington


Fashionable ArtThomas M. Disch

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Films: B-Movie (4 Reviews) Tom Disch
The Swarm (1978 Film), by Irwin Allen
- The Swarm (1978 Film) by Irwin Allen
- House Calls (1978 Film) by Howard Zieff
- The Last Waltz (1978 Film) by Martin Scorsese
- Punk in London (1977 Film) by Wolfgang Buld

Final AuditThomas M. Disch
Fantastic Science Fiction, July 1963, pp. 110-134


The Flaneurs of MarsThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 2002, pp. 93-95


The Forbidden ThoughtThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1983, pp. 112-114


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A Fresh Look (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Art: A New History, by Paul Johnson
- Art: A New History by Paul Johnson


Fun with Your New Head (1968)Thomas M. Disch
1 Review


Genetic CodaThomas M. Disch
Fantastic Science Fiction, June 1964, pp. 92-101

Genetic CodaThomas M. Disch

The Genocides (1965)Thomas M. Disch
3 Reviews


The Happy TurnipThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1989, pp. 204-221

Here I Am, There You Are, Where Were We (1984)Thomas M. Disch
1 Review, 1 Readable



In MemoriamTom Disch
For a Colleague, Departed: Roger Zelazny
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March 1996, p. 12

New Short Stories
The Invasion of the Giant Stupid DinosaursThomas M. Disch
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1969, pp. 6-9



Books & Arts
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Islam's Foundation (Review) Thomas M. Disch
What the Koran Really Says, by Ibn Warraq
- What the Koran Really Says by Ibn Warraq

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Job Opportunities in Contemporary Poetry (8 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Blood and Bone, by Angela Belli and Jack Coulehan
- Blood and Bone by Angela Belli and Jack Coulehan
- Still Life in Milford by Thomas Lynch
- Ausonius: Three Amusements by David R. Slavitt and Ausonius
- Epinician Odes and Dithyrambs of Bacchylides by David R. Slavitt and Bacchylides
- A Deep Cry by Anne Powell
- From Both Sides Now by Philip Mahony
- Hay by Paul Muldoon
- Beyond by Albert Goldbarth

Jour de FeteThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 2001, pp. 122-125

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The Joy of Reasoning (Review) Thomas M. Disch
The Night Is Large, by Martin Gardner
- The Night Is Large by Martin Gardner






The M.D.: A Horror Story (1991)Thomas M. Disch
1 Review

The Man Who Had No Idea (1982)Thomas M. Disch
1 Review

Novelets
The Man Who Had No IdeaThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1978, pp. 5-33


Mankind Under the Leash (1966)Thomas M. Disch
1 Review


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Maximum Exposure (Review) Thomas M. Disch
White Noise, by Don DeLillo
- White Noise by Don DeLillo


The Mittens of UlyssesTom Disch
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1985, p. 127

Books & Arts
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The Modernist as Confederate (2 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Allen Tate: Orphan of the South, by Thomas A. Underwood
- Allen Tate: Orphan of the South by Thomas A. Underwood
- Essays of Four Decades by Allen Tate

Moondust, The Smell of Hay, and Dialectical MaterialismThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1967, pp. 106-110

NadaThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1964, pp. 54-71

Neighboring Lives (1981)Tom Disch and Charles Naylor
3 Reviews, 1 Readable


Poems
No More Prisons: A Memoir of the MillenniumTom Disch
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 2002, p. 47

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North American Addresses (2 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Two Verse Narratives
- The Diviners by Robert McDowell
- The Country I Remember by David Mason




On Wings of Song (1979)Thomas M. Disch
5 Reviews, 1 Readable

Novel
On Wings of SongThomas M. Disch
(conclusion)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1979, pp. 86-164

Novel
On Wings of SongThomas M. Disch
(1st of 3 parts)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1979, pp. 6-61

Novel
On Wings of SongThomas M. Disch
(2nd of 3 parts)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1979, pp. 101-157



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Painted Words (3 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Dancing in the Wind, by Charles Sullivan
- Dancing in the Wind by Charles Sullivan
- Seeing Venice by Mark Doty
- Poetry Comics by Dave Morice


Books & Arts
The Place of PaintingThomas M. Disch
El Greco crosses the Channel to join the Hudson River School at the Met

PoemsTom Disch
What It Was Like; A Concise History of Music

PoetryTom Disch
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1983, p. 117

PoetryThomas M. Disch
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, May 1983, p. 107


PoetryTom Disch
Everyday Life in the Dutch Republic

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Poetry Chronicle (11 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Imperfect Thirst, by Galway Kinnell
- Imperfect Thirst by Galway Kinnell
- Worshipful Company of Fletchers by James Tate
- Sunday Skaters by Mary Jo Salter
- Winter Numbers by Marilyn Hacker
- Selected Poems, 1965-1990 by Marilyn Hacker
- Late Empire by David Wojahn
- The Glass Hammer by Andrew Hudgins
- And, for Example by Ann Lauterbach
- The Darker Face of the Earth by Rita Dove
- Firekeeper by Pattiann Rogers
- Selected Poems by C.K. Williams

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Poetry Roundup (5 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Inventions of the March Hare, by T.S. Eliot and Christopher Ricks
- Inventions of the March Hare by T.S. Eliot and Christopher Ricks
- Venus and Don Juan by Carol Frost
- Crown of Weeds by Amy Gerstler
- What the Darkness Proposes by Charles Martin
- Questions for Ecclesiastes by Mark Jarman


The Priest (1995)Thomas M. Disch
A Gothic Romance
2 Reviews

Books & the Arts
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Primal Hooting (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Transformation, by Whitley Strieber
- Transformation by Whitley Strieber

The Prisoner / Number Two (1969)Thomas M. Disch and David McDaniel
1 Review

Problems of CreativenessThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1967, pp. 46-65

Problems of CreativenessThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1979, pp. 284-301

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Proles and Prom Kings (2 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
Where Water Comes Together with Other Water, by Raymond Carver
- Where Water Comes Together with Other Water by Raymond Carver
- Cats of the Temple by Brad Leithauser


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Psychopolis (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Utopia, by Ian Tod and Wheeler Michael
- Utopia by Ian Tod and Wheeler Michael

Pyramids for MinnesotaThomas M. Disch
A darned good idea for the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes

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Quantum Leaps (Review) Thomas M. Disch
The Runaway Universe, by Paul Davies
- The Runaway Universe by Paul Davies

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Rabbit's Run (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Rabbit at Rest, by John Updike
- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike

ReadingsTom Disch
September

Poems
A Record HighTom Disch
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 2002, p. 65

Rejoyce! Rejoyce!Richard Lingeman and Thomas M. Disch
St. Nicholaus: A Textual Scandal

Revealing WomenThomas M. Disch
Judy Chicago returns to New York

'Revelations'Thomas M. Disch
The vision of Diane Arbus, the conceit of Jean-Michel

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The Rhyme Scheme (3 Reviews) Thomas M. Disch
White Paper, by J.D. McClatchy
- White Paper by J.D. McClatchy
- Poets for Life by Michael Klein
- God Hunger by Michael Ryan

Ringtime (1983)Thomas M. Disch
A Story
1 Review

The Road to HeavenThomas M. Disch
Science Fiction and the Militarization of Space

The ShadowThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 2001, pp. 100-111

The SightseersThomas M. Disch

Some Personal PronounsTom Disch
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1993, p. 83

Split InfinitivesTom Disch
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1993, p. 82

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The Standard Reader (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Books in Brief
- Art's Prospect by Roger Kimball

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The Standard Reader (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Books in Brief
- Storms, Ice, and Whales by Willem van der Does


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Stay Hungry (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Syndromes of the Seventies, by John Alexander Loraine
- Syndromes of the Seventies by John Alexander Loraine


Strangeness (1977)Thomas M. Disch and Charles Naylor
A Collection of Curious Tales
2 Reviews


































































Short Stories
Torah! Torah! Torah!Thomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 2002, pp. 44-55




Short Stories
Understanding Human BehaviorsThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1982, pp. 4-21

Utopia, Never!Thomas M. Disch

"Utopia? Never!"Thomas M. Disch
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, August 1963, pp. 65-67




Books & Arts
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Victor Hugo, Alas! (Review) Thomas M. Disch
Selected Poems of Victor Hugo, by E.H. Blackmore, A.M. Blackmore, and Victor Hugo
- Selected Poems of Victor Hugo by E.H. Blackmore, A.M. Blackmore, and Victor Hugo

Short Stories
The Wall of AmericaThomas M. Disch
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 2005, pp. 35-42


Weimar Lives!Thomas M. Disch
German expressionism in New York today

The Word of God (2008)Thomas M. Disch
Or, Holy Writ Rewritten
1 Review


Yes, Let's (1989)Tom Disch
New and Selected Poems
3 Reviews


Novelets
102 H-BombsThomas M. Disch
Novelets
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