Public Works

by Neil Hagerty

Satirical essays and short stories born from the singular imagination of a forerunner of the alternative music scene make up this collection. The works show the songwriter’s impressive command of language and distinctive storytelling abilities, combining the best of his dry wit and natural talent for satire. Select pieces were previously published in Bikini , Index , Lowbrow Reader , Raygun , and The Comics Journal .

154 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2005

About the author

Neil Michael Hagerty is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for his work in Royal Trux. Hagerty released several solo albums since Royal Trux's demise in 2001, followed by recordings under the moniker The Howling Hex. He also performed as a guitarist and songwriter in Pussy Galore and Weird War.

Hagerty is the author of two books, "Victory Chimp" (1997), a science fiction novel, and "Public Works" (2005), a collection of short essays.

Reviews

[Kyle Cantrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

NMH is some kind of freak genius. if you can get with this you probably have a slight imbalance that you should get checked out.
ps Royal Trux were/are pretty cool but not my favorite band.