Balticon has posted its 2015 program—and not a minute too soon. The con starts in three days! I can’t wait. There will be friends to see, toasts to raise, costumes to praise, and panels to enjoy. This year, I have three formal panels, and three readings, at least one...
Balticon is this weekend—and I have schedule. Sort of. We’re talking Balticon, after all. Plans and schedules tend to be (ahem) fluid. The one thing you can be sure of is a lot of fun. So if you happen to be in the vicinity of Hunt Valley, Maryland, this weekend, I...
While I was at Balticon. Sorry about that, folks. Hopefully, changing the password took care of that. The con, however, was great. Joshua Palmatier and I hosted the Maryland launch of The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity with help from his brothers Jacob...
This year’s Balticon will nothing if not exciting. I’m scheduled for fifteen (fifteen!) panels. Gulp. Friday 4:00 pm (Salon B) Symbology of Animals in Folk and Fairy Tales (Readers Track) Are certain animals used to symbolize certain character types. How? Why? In a...
I missed the posting deadline for Six Sentence Sunday for the second week in a row. Bad blogger, that’s me. By way of apology, I thought I’d offer a slightly longer excerpt from “Burning Down the House” from Hellfire Lounge 3: Jinn Rummy which...
