My odyssey through the underground press / Michael "Mica" Kindman ; edited by Ken Wachsberger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In 1963, Michigan State University, the nation's first land grant college, attracted a record number of National Merit Scholars by offering competitive scholarships. One of these exceptional students was Michael Kindman. After the beginning of the Free Speech Movement in Berkeley, Kindman, in line to be editor-in-chief of the official MSU student newspaper, felt compelled to seek a more radical forum of intellectual debate. In 1965, he dropped out of school and founded The Paper, one of the first five members of Underground Press Syndicate. This gripping autobiography follows Kindman's inspiring journey of self-discovery, from MSU to Boston, where he joined the staff of Avatar, unaware that the large commune that controlled the paper was a charismatic cult. Five years later, he fled the commune's outpost in Kansas and headed to San Francisco, where he came out as a gay man, changed his name to Mica, and continued his work as an activist and visionary.

Going to college -- but not for long -- Ambassador from somewhere else -- And now, something completely different ... -- Moving to the future -- Settling in -- Two different worlds -- Time to get a life -- A purpose finds me -- A simple man -- Christ, you know it ain't easy -- Superstars -- Another visit from the Karma Squad -- The Colonial Era begins in earnest -- Send out a lifeline -- Hit the road again, Jack -- What next? -- There's a place in the sun -- A new movement, a new paper -- Come out, come out, wherever you are -- Looking back, looking forward -- Afterword. Michael "Mica" kindman's last years / Rosemary for remembrance / Steven s. Muchnick.

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