Email Author Craig Malisow

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 15, 2011

  "Down the Hatch"

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published December 15, 2011

  "Down the Hatch"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published October 14, 2010

  "The Littlest People"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "Prison Pays"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "Prison Pays"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published January 21, 2010

  "Net Gains and Losses"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published January 29, 2009

  "BARC Sucks"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published July 16, 2009

  "Cover Me"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published December 3, 2009

  "Credit Repair"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published July 16, 2009

  "Cover Me"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published January 29, 2009

  "BARC Sucks"

• 2009 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published September 18, 2008

  "Language Barrier"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "The Plane Truth"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "The Plane Truth"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published September 21, 2006

  "Penal Violations"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published February 2, 2006

  "Wize Guys"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published June 15, 2006

  "Feel My Pain"

• 2006 - Katie Awards, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 21, 2005

  "Dr. Nice"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

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2003 Stories by Craig Malisow

• Wild Kingdom

  published December 18, 2003

  It's a clear, warm night, and the 17-year-old is on his roof howling at the full moon. Furboy Zero can't explain the feeling that compels this... More >>

• Collision Course

  published October 16, 2003

  For the members of the Brazosport Bike Club, Saturdays typically meant a 55-mile trek along peaceful rural lanes south of Houston. It was a good... More >>

• Sumo Cum Laude

  published October 9, 2003

  Once again, Mr. Tattoo is the bad guy, flailing a folding chair and trash-talking an opponent in some East Texas Elks Lodge. Sure, it's fake, but... More >>

• Tempting Teens

  published August 14, 2003

  The driver parks his sedan across the street from Burbank Middle School, opens the door, and staggers out. He looks drunk, too drunk to realize he... More >>

• FOB Story

  published August 7, 2003

  Cue the music: modern, sitar-heavy funk over the opening credits. That guy in the ridiculous '70s-style attire -- horrendous even by that... More >>

• Ghost Dance

  published July 10, 2003

  The night Smashed Ice stabbed Standing Deer to death with a kitchen knife, he made four phone calls. The first three were for an alibi that never... More >>

• Dead End

  published June 26, 2003

  The Reverend Alex Morrison preaches about rebuilding on God's word, but the men in the northwest corner of the park have more on their minds. It's... More >>

• Passive Aggressive

  published May 15, 2003

  Two years ago Roger Haseman, the Harris County D.A.'s environmental crimes chief, had reason to celebrate: He had just won a case unprecedented in... More >>

• Prom and Proper

  published May 8, 2003

  Christina Gonzalez wanted to finish her senior year at Lamar High School on a high note -- by going to the prom. She was so determined that she... More >>

• Reality Bytes

  published May 8, 2003

  Shortly before 8 a.m., Patrick Gregory throws on his overalls, grabs his utility belt and heads to the construction site off Beltway 8. This week,... More >>

• Kickoff --or Punt?

  published May 1, 2003

  Dylan Murray, a consultant for Saba Bluewater Cafe, was looking forward to downtown's Super Bowl Kickoff Party. Organized in part by the Super... More >>

• Hail to the Chiefs

  published April 24, 2003

  To this day, no one knows how or why the Easter Islanders built their massive statues. After years of doing nothing but procreating and lugging... More >>

• Muting the Critics

  published April 10, 2003

  In June 2002, two doctors told the Texas Medical Association's Advocacy Committee that their hospital valued money over patient safety. These... More >>

• Critical Condition

  published April 3, 2003

  In early 2001, Kareem Botani was overseas spreading the gospel of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System to medical staffs in the Persian Gulf. As... More >>

• Just Horny or a Hard-Core Addict?

  published April 3, 2003

  Think you might be addicted to sex? The following questions are among those asked by Sex Addicts Anonymous to assess potential addiction: " Do... More >>

• Getting Off

  published April 3, 2003

  Even in retirement, Ted liked to work. He had not had an idle day since flinging newspapers onto front lawns in middle school. His efforts... More >>

• Deal of a Lifetime

  published February 27, 2003

  The urge hits, and Yolanda Ross is out her parents' door. The 33-year-old mother needs to get high. She says she hates this thing inside her... More >>

• High-Tech Shia Pet

  published February 20, 2003

  Ali Rizvi's aunt was on a mission: She flew from London to Houston to find a husband for her daughter. As is Shiite Muslim custom, she... More >>

• Super Bowl Shuffle

  published February 13, 2003

  Richard Honiball was just the kind of guy Houston had in mind when the city nailed down Super Bowl XXXVIII. The Hoboken, New Jersey, man and... More >>

• Peace Signs

  published January 30, 2003

  The handful of freezing demonstrators trudges through the streets of Washington, D.C., their unit leader bellowing through a bullhorn. Waving... More >>

• A Figure to Die For

  published January 2, 2003

  Kaye Parsley had always been overweight. When she was 16, her family sent her to what she calls fat camp in Kerrville, where she and her hefty... More >>