Email Author Steve Jansen

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 18, 2011

  "Knocked Out"

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published October 20, 2011

  "Sons of Blood and Thunder"

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2005 Stories by Steve Jansen

• Out of the (Ice) Box

  published June 2, 2005

  One does not have to be relegated to an indoor air-conditioned environment to escape the sweltering summer heat. Here are some cold and dark... More >>

• On Porpoise

  published June 2, 2005

  FRI 6/3Andrew Lockwood discovered he wasn't the performer he fancied himself as part of the local bands Velveteen Dream and the... More >>

• La Poème

  published May 26, 2005

  SAT 5/28You are an MFA candidate. Tuition is sky-high. A 5,000-word short story is due tomorrow. A stack of rejection letters from... More >>

• Fashion Bug

  published May 12, 2005

  THU 5/12"Clothing, just like your being, has a constant energy flowing around you," says fashion designer Kenyata Baraka, a.k.a. "Queen... More >>

• Full Nelson

  published May 5, 2005

  SUN 5/8 Willie Nelson's career has evolved from silky-voiced crooner in the 1960s to pot-smoking hell-raiser in the 1970s and '80s to... More >>

• Kink Friday

  published April 28, 2005

  FRI 4/29 Erotic torture, submissive slaves, leather, latex, hot wax to the flesh, and other forms of fetish will arise on "Black... More >>

• Crunch Time

  published April 21, 2005

  SAT 4/23 When it comes to the Tostitos Southwest Salsa Challenge, these chips crunch some high numbers. "We have 63 contestants, and... More >>

• Virgin Island

  published April 14, 2005

  4/15-4/17 Pompous palates get pleased every year at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival, as foodies from all over gather to indulge in... More >>

• Gag Reflex

  published April 14, 2005

  4/14-4/17 It's been a year since you were laughing your ass off at the quick-witted humor being bandied about at the last Phoenix... More >>

• Koko Puffs

  published April 7, 2005

  4/8-4/29 It's not easy being a queen; just ask Doug Loynd. "There's pain involved in being in drag," says the 41-year-old actor.... More >>

• Tune In Tokyo

  published March 31, 2005

  TUE 4/5 To all the wanna-bes who love sushi and Bruce Lee, but whose best kung fu moves are limited to wax on and wax off, Tokyo... More >>

• North Bound

  published March 24, 2005

  THU 3/24 Arthur Edwards, the ex-Refreshments' bassist turned novelist, provides a diversion for summer-scorned Phoenicians in his book... More >>

• En Moog

  published March 17, 2005

  FRI 3/18 "The Moog," as it's known among musical types, is the indispensable electronic synthesizer that has pioneered both mainstream... More >>