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

  "Selling You"

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

  "Selling You"

• 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"

• 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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2004 Stories by Craig Malisow

• Between the Lines

  published December 16, 2004

  Minot Edwards is juggling three knives. This is one of the better ways to get kids' attention. The dozen children and adults in the Project... More >>

• The Last Ride

  published December 9, 2004

  On the last day of his life, Anthony Helzer woke up earlier than usual. The 20-year-old got up at seven, showered, dressed and went downstairs... More >>

• Bones of Contention

  published November 18, 2004

  She's old, short and worth a lot of money. She hardly ever leaves her home in Ethiopia, so her planned trip to the Houston Museum of... More >>

• Escape Artists

  published November 11, 2004

  Out here, it's darker than you can imagine. There are tiki torches and Coleman lanterns in the camp, but outside of their range, you're blind.... More >>

• Outside the Box

  published October 28, 2004

  The loggers, seeing the human figure which was actually God, crying, decided to get in one last lick before moving on toward the sawmill and... More >>

• Parts Unknown

  published October 14, 2004

  Donnie Riley sits drunk in the backseat of a car carrying four friends and at least two loaded handguns. They're cruising up Texas 288 from... More >>

• The Reorient Express

  published October 14, 2004

  Attention: Do you suffer from unwanted homosexuality? Do your urges violate Leviticus 18:22? Do you wake up in the middle of the night wishing you... More >>

• Lots of Problems

  published September 2, 2004

  Doug Wheat has a problem with his next-door neighbor. When he and his wife moved into a subdivision just east of the Galleria 11 years ago, they... More >>

• The Specialist

  published September 2, 2004

  It started when Lynda Bushy saw one of the small yellow bandit signs lining the curbs in her northeast Houston neighborhood: Homes available... More >>

• Cowboy Noir

  published August 19, 2004

  Justin Richard has about a ton of wild, bucking bull beneath him, kicking up red dust and throwing back a head with horns like bayonets. He... More >>

• Sins of Omission?

  published July 22, 2004

  The bishop's letter to the victim begins with a harrowing apology: I want to express my profound apology for any sexual abuse you suffered from... More >>

• Golden Boy

  published July 8, 2004

  Morgan Faulkner is shredding the wave. The 18-year-old is in Isla Blanca Park, South Padre Island, shooting for air on a broken-nosed... More >>

• Strings Attached

  published June 17, 2004

  As he would later admit, Colt Amox threw the first and only punch. The 21-year-old former high school pitcher must have launched a phantom... More >>

• Little Wonder

  published April 15, 2004

  The sisters take the stage like they've been doing this all their lives, like peddling jelly-filleds at Dunkin' Donuts all that time was just a... More >>

• Exit Wounds

  published April 1, 2004

  At night she sees him, standing between her and the open car door. She doesn't see him with the gun, and she doesn't see the muzzle flash when he... More >>

• Bloodless Coup

  published March 4, 2004

  The LifeFlight emergency helicopter swoops down to the accident scene. It's bad -- the unconscious victim has lost a lot of blood. An ambulance... More >>

• Rocket Man

  published March 4, 2004

  The problems start when Demi Marx breaks a nail. She's pulling a pink fishnet blouse over her bare breasts when the material snags a French... More >>

• Getting Out

  published February 26, 2004

  The sisters, seven and eight, are on the floor of the trailer, the newspaper spread before them. They've got their eyes out for roaches.... More >>

• Caring for Clairice

  published January 22, 2004

  The last time anyone saw Clairice Blackshire alive, she was naked, drunk and walking from her apartment room to the North Freeway feeder road.... More >>

• Hard to Stomach

  published January 1, 2004

  Since January, Kaye Parsley has lost 40 pounds, thousands of dollars in wages and much of her short-term memory. Only the weight loss was desired.... More >>