Everything from Tolkien to comic books to video games is finding its way into mainstream America’s fast food blood stream. Nowadays of course, being a nerd can mean big money. I remember one of my fellow nerds of color inviting me to a Rifts game in a tough tone of voice as if he was initiating me into a gang, all the while looking around nervously as if his street cred would be in serious jeopardy if anyone overheard him talking about how much MDC a Glitterboy had. Making vampire fixations embarrassing long before Stephanie Meyer.Īlthough I had friends in and out of the neighborhood who were also nerds, it definitely wasn’t typical. And the secret of many a nerd of color from the ‘hood: my lifelong devotion with role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons, and Vampire: the Masquerade. What I’ve written less about is the books I gravitated towards: books about mythological monsters, Greek gods and heroes, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Lord of the Rings, my older sister’s Elfquest collection and X-Men comic books. I’ve told this story a million times: when I was young, my father kept me off the streets and saved much needed money buying me the toys I wanted by getting me a library card and teaching me to walk to the Franklin Avenue library, and there began my love of books and stories. Thanks Keith for creating this site and inviting me! I revised my 2010 Origin Story for 2013.
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