These are the earliest published works of Chris D., an author of novels, short stories and film writing, who is best known as singer/songwriter for the bands, The Flesh Eaters and Divine Horsemen. WRITING FOR SLASH features vintage, passionate, naive, funny, often savage and self-righteous musings - sometimes under Chris' pseudonyms: Bob Clone, Half-Cocked, Mr. OK - on the qualities rock music should embody in the late-1970s punk era. All these reviews of records (albums & 7" singles), live shows and even some films appeared in the legendary punk newspaper/fanzine, Slash between 1977 - 1981.

"The best "punk" writing emulated the music - immediate, smart, semi-tuff, and funny...writing which sprang manifest of the sound and fury, where you take a swig of beer and light a cig after writing and/or reading it. Chris D is the perennial whip-it-out on the click-clack typewriter...and then slap it onto Kickboy Face's desk. Done! Who's next!? Chris D's Slash slashings are a master class of literature as amplifier, cranked to ten." - Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth, Ecstatic Peace Library