In an interview on Hour 25 (the presenters of which would periodically stage a reading of The Eye of Argon) in 1984, Theis stated that he was hurt that his story was being mocked and vowed never to write again. In a later interview he complained about being mocked for something he had written thirty years ago, at age sixteen. He participated in readings of the story in St. Louis at the Archon convention.Zellich, Richard W. Re: [stlf] The Eye of Argon Published Professionally, St Louis Fandom mailing list, Sat Sep 16, 2006 A copy of the 1995 reprinting was sent to him, with no response.
