A collection of stories by a staff writer for the "Washington Post's" Style section

Hank Stuever has a way of finding offbeat stories around the U.S. Off Ramp (973.92 STU) is a collection of some of those.
Here are some of them:

He follows the crew from the hit TV show, Changing Rooms, recording his experiences with Douglas Wilson and Hildi Santo-Tomas as they destroy and reconstruct two rooms.

He visits the home of Dan DeCarlo, who is most prominently known for creating and drawing "Josie and the Pussycats", and modernizing Betty and Veronica after Bob Montana, the creator of Archie, retired.

He goes to a scifi convention where Star Troopers from Star Wars congregate.

He interviews Phil Jimenez, who writes and illustrates DC's "Wonder Woman," giving new life to an old icon created by a psychologist by the name of William Marsden.

He tries to understand those who go camping at the Kampgrounds of America franchise, talking to everyone from RV grannies and European college students.


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