SPILT INK  
Was there ever a cultural phenomenon called "the punk writing movement"? The answer is maybe. If it existed, it comprised a bizarre blend of bronze age barbarism and extraordinary high technology, all confined to a single place and time—South Street, Philadelphia, in the early 1980s. If it didn't exist, there is still a mystery to be solved. Three different authors analyze the evidence and the issues in three different books. In The Cream King Scrolls, journalist Innes Davey investigates the existence of physical artifacts and manuscripts attributed to the South Street punks and presents the first published portions of the legendary Apunkrypha—the punks' own account of themselves and the movement that produced The Boomer Bible. In Post-Mortem on Punk, professor Thomas Naughton (brother of the eminent Eliot Naughton, deceased) offers an analysis of the significance of punk writing and an anthology of punk fiction, including both complete and partial works. In The Punk City Papers, amateur sleuth Frank Frelinger provides his own unique perspective on the mystery and meaning of the punk phenomenon, as well as lengthy manuscript fragments authored by literate eyewitnesses of events on South Street. Does it all add up to anything like an answer? You decide. To read the beginning of Spilt Ink, click Preface. To order the complete set of three diskettes, click Spilt Ink.
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