Sparkly Cover Goodness

Yeah, I know, you’ve been wondering whether I forgot how to do this blog thing. Not quite. I just wanted to save it until I had something to make you go Ooooooh! And I do, Ben Fogletto’s wonderful cover for Hellfire Lounge 2, where you’ll find one of...

For the laughs: Some BroadPod humor to ease the pain

Like everybody else, I’m stricken by the news that Borders, which for years served as my happy place for books, will be no more. I can’t offer enough sympathy and good wishes to its employees–or rain enough curses on the heads of its inept and...

Back from a funeral that shouldn’t have been

I flatter myself to think some of you wondered where I disappeared to after announcing my return from New York. I planned to spread my usual nonsense on Facebook and Twitter after I finished my docent shift at Alexandria’s Carlyle House yesterday. Instead, Greg...

Questions for the NYC experts

I’m going to RWA Nationals in two weeks. Yay! The workshops are excruciatingly generic. There are only two I’d care to attend. Boo. But that means more time for New York! Three cheers and a couple huzzahs! So, ladies and gentlemen of the Empire State, what...

My Schedule for Balticon 45

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… No, not the big Red/Green holiday. I mean con season! For me it’s kicking off in a big way with Balticon 45 at the Marriott in Hunt Valley, Maryland, this weekend, May 27-30. So far, my schedule includes six panels...