Fun with Filk

Here is an article I wrote in today's Chronicle about filk, the music by and for the science fiction and fantasy fan community. I don't remember how I stumbled across filk music, but for three years I've been meeting to write an article pegged to the Consonance filk convention.

Not surprisingly, the editor decided not to use my suggested title and subtitle:

Filking All Night Long
Go Filking Crazy at Consonance

I didn't mention in the article that you can hear some samples at Filk.com and see pictures and videos from previous conventions at GeekHackFilk.com. Check it. Filk rocks, except not literally.