▁came ▁together ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁publish ▁the ▁under ground ▁newspaper ▁Av atar . ▁ ▁It ▁contained ▁local ▁news , ▁political ▁and ▁cultural ▁ess ays , ▁comment ary ▁and ▁more ▁personal ▁contributions , ▁writing ▁and ▁phot ography , ▁from ▁various ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Fort ▁Hill ▁Community ▁including ▁L yman . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁its ▁existence ▁it ▁created ▁what ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁audience ▁and ▁many ▁more ▁people ▁visited ▁Fort ▁Hill ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁some ▁eventually ▁stay ing ▁and ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁R ather ▁than ▁the ▁gentle ▁and ▁collect iv ist ▁hi pp ie ▁eth ic ▁in ▁other ▁under ground ▁publications ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁L yman ’ s ▁writing ▁in ▁Av atar ▁esp oused ▁a ▁philosophy ▁that ▁contained , ▁to ▁some ▁readers ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁strong ▁curr ents ▁of ▁meg al oman ia ▁and ▁n ih il ism ▁and ▁to ▁others ▁a ▁powerful ▁alternative ▁voice ▁to ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁eth os . ▁ ▁After ▁working ▁very ▁intens ely ▁on ▁each ▁issue , ▁in ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁Family ▁gained ▁complete ▁editor ial ▁control ▁of ▁Av atar ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁paper . ▁ ▁Later ▁they ▁founded ▁their ▁own ▁magazine , ▁American ▁Av atar ▁which ▁continued ▁the ▁editor ial ▁directions ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁L yman ’ s ▁writ ings ▁in ▁these ▁publications ▁brought ▁increased ▁visibility ▁and ▁public ▁reaction ▁both ▁pro ▁and ▁con . ▁ ▁His ▁writ ings , ▁along ▁with ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁publications , ▁could