'Rendezvous'

Third-place winner

"...time ago." Poupette's eyebrows were thin and intense. When she was in a bad mood, they set like concrete,..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Books Feature by Kerri Mullen

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...In early 2008, Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County,..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Club Cafe

The Open Road

"...billboards in those days, and my brother and I repeated like a rosary the advertised wonders that my father..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Arts Feature

A Good Coffee Shop Is Not That Hard to Find

Finding home in the bottom of a cup

"...find a coffee shop that isn't Starbucks." What I'm saying is we had goals. Fast-forward four years, and I'm..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Heidi Meurer

Qmmunity: Kings, Queens, and Other Things

Trans performers get the keys to the Kingdom on Fridays, plus Erica Nix enters the mayoral race

"...fab in AFAB. Host Alexander the Great with regular castmates Brigitte Bandit (who just chatted about her b-day in..."

July 29, 2022 Column by James Scott

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...cholesterol and blood-pressure screening. Insurance companies check car-seat safety. Corporate sponsors pass out free goodie bags brimming with logo-emblazoned..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Tedious sequel recycles that Golden Girls energy again

"...truth-telling. The pioneering NBC sitcom, which showcased four 60-ish roommates chatting over late-night cheesecake in their shared Miami home,..."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Big Tex Budget Blues

The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'

"...In his State of the State address to the Legislature last week,..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...Maurie Levin, the attorney representing death row inmate Andre Thomas, talked about what it's like trying to..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...this garbage bag contained the pipe, the knife, five latex gloves, and Penny Scaggs' wedding ring, diamond necklace, and..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Page Two

"...road trip to Vermont and then, maybe, to Toronto, she come down to Austin and we drive over to..."

June 28, 1996 Column by Louis Black

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...a man, barrel-chested, stout, and known for always, always saying what is on his mind. Ten years ago, when..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"...Lacresha heal not by blaming everybody else for what she did, but by helping her accept responsibility for what..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Anyone Buy a CD These Days?

With Guy Forsyth, Wren Anderson, Chad Nichols, Luna Tart, and more

"...Well, some people might. So for this latest weekly installment of The Q&A Hole, we asked some..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Music Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dinner Without Tears

One busy mother's search for perfect meal service

"...plan and shop for the week's meals, careful to incorporate each family member's dietary quirks into the scheme to..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

'The Main Treatment Options'

Short Story Contest: First place

"...of white, dead flesh that came off in the water a little at a time, receding all the way..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Katie F. Perry

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...maintain calm. Just an hour and a half before, she'd gotten a call from the deputy commissioner at CPS,..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Enough Is Enough!

I've been a food critic for 15 years. I've been overeating all my life. Recently, I decided enough is enough!

"...for my paltry graduation weight of 175 these days. Whatever genetic predisposition I might have had toward obesity –..."

July 13, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Streets of Love

Stalking the Stones across Europe

"...begin in the cobblestones underfoot and, near the Brandenburg Gate, rise overhead as monoliths. Remnants of two walled cities..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chlorine

First place

"...Benjie sat in the mashed grass, eating soggy tater tots, while his Aunt Jill..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Gail Miller

'Secuestro Express'

Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on 'Secuestro Express'

"...and Avellán from the Troublemakers Studio in Austin, where she works with her husband, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. Each spoke..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

Got Milk?™

On the trail of pastel de tres leches

"...In its traditional, unadulterated form, pastel de tres leches (pastry with three milks)..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack

Pastaman Vibrations

What Chronicle Cuisines writer MM Pack found unobtrusively nestled in a South Austin strip center was the cutest little pasta manufactory imaginable. Here's her interview with Bottega della Pasta owner Rino Lanzillotti.

"...bread in the neighbors' outdoor wood-fired oven," he recalled. "She made round dense loaves that weighed 2 kilos, and..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Food Review by MM Pack

Spike Through the Heart

"...even total strangers, often approached us, beaming, eager to say hello to my sparkling baby, to remark on his..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Books Feature by Spike Gillespie

The Backstage Crew

Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show

"...political dialogue has steadily moved towards protecting the environment," says the contemplatively calm Butts, Watson's lead campaign consultant. "We've..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

'Sleep Toward Heaven'

We're not reviewing Amanda Eyre Ward's debut novel, Sleep Toward Heaven, and we're not interviewing her as an author, either, because she has contributed to The Austin Chronicle for more than three years. It would be a conflict of interest. We are, however, excerpting an early chapter of the book, and we are proud and happy to do so.

"...we're not interviewing her as an author, either, because she has contributed to The Austin Chronicle for more than..."

March 21, 2003 Books Feature

Demolition

Before she knew there was really something wrong with her brother, Elaine would tell him that their mother had tried to abort him when she was only a month gone.

"...Before she knew there was really something wrong with her brother,..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Susan Shields

Riding With Bob

"...The youth, however, are easily impressionable, ready to be washed in the blood of the lamb, so Benson decided..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Latino Leadership

"...run in the election. However, I would like to communicate to Austin voters how important I believe these issues..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Column

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...An underrated – and understated – decade-plus rap veteran, Blakchyl's Austin..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

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