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Con Man

John Simons takes pity on the D&D crowd and hosts Midnight Con

By Dylan Otto Krider
May 22, 2003

Houston doesn't have many avenues for orc slayers to meet each other. For some reason, cities like San Antonio and Austin host monstrous science- fiction gaming conventions, while we get the shaft. That's why John Simons, the owner of Midnight Comics, is stepping in to fill the void by hosting...
They've Got Spirit, Yes They Do

A group in Spring investigates the paranormal

By Dylan Otto Krider
May 1, 2003

When hunting for paranormal activity, there are a few simple rules to follow. Go out in only good weather, preferably during a full moon, when spirits are more active. Make sure your lens is clean. And be respectful -- when in the presence of a ghost, you don't want to...
ZZ Tops

Young author ZZ Packer is the real thing (and so is her name)

By Dylan Otto Krider
Apr 3, 2003

The name ZZ Packer sounds like the kind of pseudonym you'd find on the poetry slam circuit, and the title of her collection of short stories, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, does little to change that impression. But as it turns out, the name's no gimmick. "My real name is Zuwena, but...
Poetic Partnership

Two writers reflect on growing up gay in the burbs

By Dylan Otto Krider
Dec 5, 2002

Poet Mark Doty and his partner, novelist Paul Lisicky, both grew up in suburban neighborhoods, but neither was your typical suburban kid. Doty was a military brat and a self-described "chubby, smart, bookish sissy with glasses and a Southern accent" who also happened to be gay. Lisicky was a scrawny...
Writes Love, Not War

Vietnam isn't Tim O'Brien's only subject

By Dylan Otto Krider
Nov 14, 2002

Tim O'Brien has a problem: His fiction about the Vietnam War has made him famous. Worse things could befall an author, but it's an injustice to praise O'Brien for only his war writing when he's really one of the best contemporary American authors, period. True, O'Brien, who now teaches creative...

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