Pure Drivel is a collection of stories by Steve Martin, published in 1998, many of which first appeared in The New Yorker.
| Stories | Original Publication | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| A Public Apology | The New Yorker | November 17, 1997 |
| Writing Is Easy! | The New Yorker | June 24, 1996 |
| Yes, In My Own Backyard | The New Yorker | April 22, 1996 |
| Changes in the Memory After Fifty | The New Yorker | January 19, 1998 |
| Mars Probe Finds Kitten | The New York Times | July 10, 1997 |
| Dear Amanda | The New Yorker | February 16, 1998 |
| Times Roman Font Announces Shortage of Periods | The New Yorker | June 9, 1997 |
| Schrödinger's Cat | ||
| Taping My Friends | The New Yorker | February 23, 1998 |
| The Nature of Matter and Its Antecedents | The New York Times | March 2, 1997 |
| The Sledgehammer: How It Works | The New Yorker | July 27, 1998 |
| The Paparazzi of Plato | The New Yorker | September 22, 1997 |
| Side Effects | The New Yorker | April 13, 1998 |
| Artist Lost to Zoloft | ||
| How I Joined Mensa | The New Yorker | July 21, 1997 |
| Michael Jackson's Old Face | ||
| In Search of the Wily Filipino | The New Yorker | July 6, 1998 |
| Bad Dog | ||
| Hissy Fit | ||
| Drivel | The New Yorker | December 22, 1997 |
| I Love Loosely | ||
| Lolita At Fifty | ||
| The Hundred Greatest Books That I've Read | The New Yorker | |
| Closure | ||
| The Y3K Bug | The New Yorker | |
| A Word from the Words |
