'Chronicle' Ripping Off Zine?

Dear Editor,
    It's almost incomprehensible that I'd agree with the Yuppie Pricks on any music-related topic [“Postmarks,” July 1], but it seems I must: Darcie Stevens does not know what she's talking about.
    Not only that, but she seems to like ripping off others. Example: the previous issue's cover story, "99 Bands" [Music, July 8] covering the so-called Red River scene. In it, she features listings of seemingly noteworthy shows in the past month, with full lineups, and short descriptions. This is all well and good, except it is exactly what I have been doing in my own magazine, stage_scene, every single month since March, though without the convenience of hindsight. Granted, we have nowhere near the funds nor distribution of the Chronicle, so perhaps a writer such as Ms. Stevens had never seen an issue?
    Except a few weeks ago, not knowing her position with the Chronicle, I asked her to write for us. Luckily (now), she refused, stating a conflict of interest, which only shows itself in its true form this week.
    I hope you got a nice check for that, Ms. Stevens, while we struggle to dig up the money to print our measly 1,500 or so copies each month. I hope you enjoyed the bands that we probably brought to your attention. I'll keep doing all the hard work, you just keep taking the credit, because we all know this is how things work in Austin.