The Angst Guy

The Angst Guy is a fanfiction author.

Biographical Information
Also known as TAG, The Angst Guy published his Daria stories under his real name from April 2002 until October 2004; he ceased doing so for personal reasons. He is one of the very few members of the Daria fan community who is a published author of fiction.

Declared by Brother Grimace to be pre-eminent among the Angst Lords.

Though known primarily as an angst writer, TAG's work runs the gamut of moods and styles, from broad comedy ("The Thong Remains the Same") to sci-fi adventure ("Drive") to songfic ("The Ballad of Stacy Rowe") to fantasy ("Scarlett") to almost everything in between.

Penguins
There is a running joke at the forums that TAG regularly engages in sex acts with penguins. In a surprising display of good nature at such a crude insinuation, he plays along with these jokes. [''They're consenting adults! &mdash;TAG''] The joke apparently started in June 2003 when TAG was on an Alaskan cruise, getting e-mail through the ship's Internet system, and Kristen Bealer asked him to bring back a penguin. TAG offered to give her a used one. [Eww.]

Ann Coulter
TAG has a horror of the right-wing commentator Ann Coulter. Fellow author Dervish kids him about this on the Daria message boards regularly.

Angst Overdose
Even TAG will admit, sometimes, that he overdoes it with the angst writing, and he has received requests to drop the angst for a while and try comedies even from other Angst Lords. He is a little slow to get the message, but once in a while he makes the effort. TAG's focus on angst writing has created a degree of controversy in the fandom, coming from those who are getting rather tired of it.