Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Interlude 1. Welcome Home
7. Chapter One. Why Weird? 13
8. Chapter Tw o. A Little Background Music 22
9. Chapter Three. Austin Emerging 43
10. Interlude 2. Lofts Ascending
11. Chapter Four. Aliens, Affluence, and Abnormality 63
12. Chapter Five. Keeping It Weird 92
13. Interlude 3. The King and Queen of Weird Austin
14. Chapter Six. Sense of Place, Conflict, and Creative Resistance 123
15. Postscript: For the Theoretically Inclined 152
16. Appendix A. Annotated Glossary of Terms 175
17. Appendix B. Suggestions for Further Reading 179
18. Appendix C. Map of Interview Locations 183
19. Notes 185
20. Bibliography 197
21. Index 205