Writing / Andy Warhol's Sister / 1989 / Deep & Savage Way / Helen of Santa Zita / Moscow Film World / Guide

		The Deep & Savage Way Start reading at the beginning, click on a chapter below to skip ahead, or download the whole novel in PDF format so you can print and read it offline. (If you do download the PDF, please read and abide by the copyright notice). If you get confused, you might want to refer to the Guide.
i		Michael contemplates reaching the middle of his freshman year at UCSZ; dreams of being pursued by demons; wakes and overhears a conversation in the bathroom; goes to his section taught by Helen; first meets Tim Page.
ii		Michael suffers a moment of doubt; learns Tim is Helen's friend; his resolve to accompany Tim is restored.
iii		Tim and Michael leave Dorm I; drive to the Claimstake.
iv		Tim and Michael arrive at the Claimstake; Michael meets Jake, Sophie, Roxy and George; gets stoned for the first time.
v		Tim and Michael run into each other at Fremont College; Peak passes by them; Michael reads Grapplings and is overcome with lust.
vi		Tim and Michael have dinner in the Kane College dining hall with Mick; discuss UCSZ politics; Mick tells them about the party at Gorky Street.
vii		Two freshman try to get Tim to buy beer for them; Tim rejects them, proposes to Michael they go downtown.
viii		Tim and Michael go to Helen's house, but she's not home; Tim loses faith.
ix		Michael waits alone while Tim buys coffee at the 7-Eleven; Tim returns; they hang out on the street; the women's march goes by; Michael meets Jessica; they regain enough will to go to Cafe Nightingale.
x		Tim shows Michael Santa Zita's quake-wrecked downtown; they run into John, a friend of Helen's ex-boyfriend Todd; Tim describes to Michael the various social groups in Santa Zita.
xi		Tim shows Michael the view from the East Remote parking lot; describes what it looked like the night of the earthquake.
xii		Tim and Michael drink wine together; they drive to Gorky Street; hang out with Mick during the party; Tim and Michael leave when a fight breaks out.
xiii		As they walk back to Kane, Tim is startled by an old tree; when they return to Dorm I, they learn one of the residents of floor two has tried to kill himself; they discuss suicide with Amy, Sara and Paul.
xiv		Tim, Michael and Mick discuss politics in the dining hall.
xv		Tim, Michael and Mick study together at the King College cafe; Mick tells them about a party in Blythe Canyon; Mick reports some gossip from the Claimstake.
xvi		Tim and Michael run into Mick; discuss the naming of the Kane College dorms; Tim tells Michael Helen is a lesbian.
xvii		Michael gets money from the campus ATM; he and Tim drive to Blythe Canyon.
xviii		Tim and Michael enter the Blythe Canyon party; run into Jake and Sophie; see Helen's ex-boyfriend Todd; Tim decides he and Michael should look for Helen; they get caught in the rush to see the band; Michael meets a strange girl; rejoins Tim, Jake and Sophie; Tim and Michael catch a single glimpse of Helen, but their way to her is blocked by another rush of people.
xix		Tim and Michael return to Jake and Sophie, find out Helen has left; they all decide to leave, but first get the scoop on the source of their hosts' wealth from Jake's friend Tad.
xx		Tim and Michael drive from Blythe Canyon to the Claimstake; when they arrive, Jake decides they should go to the beach.
xxi		Tim and Michael arrive at the Claimstake, Jake decides they should go to the beach.
xxii		Tim, Michael, Jake and Sophie walk to the beach; see some cops; they drink on the beach; the cops find them and Michael gets taken away.
xxiii		Tim and Michael are reunited.
xxiv		Tim and Michael discuss the cops; return to the claimstake; Michael meets Peter; Sophie feeds Michael; they play Mexicali; George shows up.
xxv		Jake and Mick shotgun beers; Mick describes his experience at the Blythe Canyon party.
xxvi		Jake and Mick smoke; Jake's tale of Miranda.
xxvii		Tim, Michael, Jake and Mick discuss Miranda as well as Helen and Todd's breakup; Tim and Michael crash at the Claimstake.
xxviii		Michael wakes with a hangover; Jake gets an update from George; they decide to go out for breakfast.
xxix		Tim and Michael go out to breakfast with Jake; they go to tattoo/piercing parlor.
xxx		Michael gets accosted by a homeless man in front of the Metro Center.
xxxi		Tim & Michael go to Cornerstone Books; hang out at Cafe Nightingale; run into Frank; hear Helen in still in town.
xxxii		Tim calls Helen and gets in touch with her; for a moment, Tim doesn't want to take Michael there.
xxxiii		Tim and Michael arrive at Helen's house; Michael and Helen finally meet; they start drinking wine; Tim and Helen gossip.
xxxiv		Tim and Michael hang out more with Helen; they crash there; wake in the middle of the night and go back to campus.
		As a bonus, the original liner notes to the first edition of The Deep & Savage Way are available as a part of the online version.