On rare occasions MaryJoy Martin has used her own name for her Horseshoe articles and columns, but for the most part she indulges in the ‘Shoe's zany custom of using witty and frequently outrageous pseudonyms for the work. Her distinctive style of Punchian satire and scientific hijinks gives her away to those who are dedicated readers, such as the NSA's minions, who have an expanding dossier on her under the category: "Known Subversives with Seditious Thoughts and Multiple Identities, Radicalized at age three (3)."

Despite the outlandish science, skewered history and politics flambé Martin creates for this periodical, which has been known since the Paleozoic as Carboniferous absurdity, Editor Kevin Haley has received serious inquiries from some readers who believe Martin's stories are fact. Och, the modern world! Such readers might be FoxNewless consumers, where the unbelievable palaver of talking heads and failed politicians is never questioned. Or they might have certain sections of their brains in jars or Petri dishes somewhere in the Mañana Republic. Or they might be too far under the influence of toxic waste to comprehend what they're reading. Or they might have far more significant levels of irrationality than is usual in the general population—self-imposed ignorance has been on the increase for the last 15 years, as the art of critical analysis and logical deduction is systematically replaced by religiously-flavored obtuseness gone wingers and bangers.

The feature articles and columns Martin has written for the Shoe cover several decades, so only a small sampling of her satire, parody, insanity, poetry, burrito recipes and intracranial trepanning instructions can be found here. A number of these works were previously published in other periodicals such as Destinations Magazine, the Rocky Mountain News, and more. The byline for the original stories is listed here, but all were written by MaryJoy Martin and are copyrighted by her. To read the stories click on the icon photo or title. Some of these links will be off-site, so keep your back button handy.

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	Seventeenth Century Ute Journal Discovered By Mercy Savage, History Editor December 2011
	Marvelous Marmots Mezmerize Millions By Syl E. Pursson, Circus & Political Correspondent Winter 2010-2011
	MUG SHOTS: The San Juan's Finest Felons By Anne T. Soshull, History Specialist Autumn 2011
	Roman Coin Leads to Startling Discovery By Mercy Savage, History Specialist Summer 2011
	San Juan Squirrel Chronicles By Mary Bourne Cinnluss, History Editor Summer 2010
	Reawakening Coyote By MaryJoy Martin Winter 2009-2010
	Surviving the Deep Freeze By I.C. Rhoades, PhD Department Chair of Animal Ways & Means, Scatological Studies and Political Science (which are pretty much the same thing) Winter 2008-2009
	Voting Advice From Three Blind Mice By Winkin, Blinkin, and Erasmus Ortega Guadalupe Gonzalez Autumn 2008
	Pea Green Meets Hollywood By Dusty Macabre June 2007
	Mail Order Brides By K. O. Peck Tate Summer 2006
	Landslide Uncovers Spectacular Archaeological Site By Choakin Gottikoff, PhD Professor of Archaeological Marmotology, Southwest Museum of Prehistory, Dudinka, Russia September 2005
	Heroic Statues Erected In San Juan Cities By Santiago Murphy Huevas de Rana November 2005
	Ostrich Fever Hits Montrose By Raimeis Martini MacKee May 1995
	The Men in the Cammies - A Corner Table Forum By Raimeis Martini MacKee May 1995
	Gingrich Ancestors Found in Tarpit By MaryJoy Martin December 1994
	Serial Mountain Guide Claims 2 More Victims By MaryJoy Martin, AT&T Staff Writer May 1992
	God is Probably a Frog By MaryJoy Martin May 1991
	If I Could Read, I'd Read The San Juan Horseshoe By MaryJoy Martin From 1992 publication
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