Lizzie Stark

Lizzie Stark is a freelance journalist and the author of Leaving Mundania, a narrative nonfiction account of larp. She is founder and editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Fringe, and blogs every week at LizzieStark.com.

Swashbuckling

Behind the Scenes of Live Action Role Play

<p>Larp is an interactive storytelling medium. Just as books or film can tell a wide range of stories, from stream-of-conscious narratives to adventure, so too can larp, says Lizzie Stark, author of <i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1569766053/thedaibea-20/">Leaving Mundania</a></i>. Here are some of the different types of games and stories in the larp universe.</p>

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Make-Believe

The Game of Life

Lizzie Stark, author of a new book on live action role play, chronicles the lavish cultural history of the burgeoning hobby.

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Goodbye to My Breasts

I’m only 28, and the horror of learning I had up to an 85-percent chance of getting breast cancer as enough to make me get a double mastectomy. But I have no regrets.

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Haute McNuggets

Beef bourguignon from a Whopper? Foie gras from a Nathan’s hot dog? Farfalle from a Subway footlong? Meet the magician who can turn fast food into gourmet meals. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Jerk

In Eric Bogosian’s new novel, he conjures a young writer who seems oddly like the author of Talk Radio. Bogosian talked to The Daily Beast about his dark Rothian doppelganger.

Lizzie Stark

Lizzie Stark

Behind the Scenes of Live Action Role Play

The Game of Life

Goodbye to My Breasts

Haute McNuggets

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Jerk

Tom Robbins Meets the Beer Fairy

Call Him Dirty Harry Potter

Tomorrow’s Literary Superstars Today

Jayne Anne Phillips Goes to War

Live Nude Girl Bares All