Balticon is almost here, and I can’t wait to see my friends—including you! I hope you’ll join us at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor May 27-30 for all kinds of fannish fun. …
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My Schedule for Capclave 2021
Finally, I’m going to a real, live convention this weekend (October 1-3). Capclave 2021 will be the first in-person con I’ve participated in since…well, since Capclave 2019. But the wait will totally be worth it, …
My Dragon Con 2020 Schedule
Dragon Con is going virtual this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the same wild mix of media stars, writers, artists, panels, gaming, costumes, performances, music and all the rest—even the blood drive! …
June 6, Then and Now
I don’t do a lot of significant day posts, because frankly, I usually forget the day is significant until it’s over. But today, as I read the news, I was struck with a correspondence I …
My 2020 Balticon Schedule
Memorial Day weekend is coming up fast, and so is Balticon. This year we won’t be traveling to Baltimore for our annual dose of Memorial Day weekend joy. But never fear. Balticon is coming to …
My Schedule for Dragon Con 2019
Where did the year go? Dragon Con is here. This week, and I’m not WORTHY—I mean READY!!! But my schedule is. Hope you’ll come and join the fun in Atlanta, August 29 – September 2. …
The Really Cutting it Fine, Almost too Late, Awards Nomination Post
I thought the 2018 awards nomination season passed me by. But on Friday the good folks at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) sent out a reminder that the Nebula nomination period …
My Capclave Schedule, 2018 Edition
Oops! I meant to post this earlier this week, but my current writing project had other ideas. I’m just glad it released its grip before the con began. Capclave did me proud this year: six …
#HoldOntoTheLight: The Bathroom Trick
Mom was a Jungian—sort of. A World War II-era psychiatric nurse, she understood there are times when talking through a problem simply wasn’t enough. She knew the health of the mind was inextricably linked to …
Goin’ to Dragon Con, 2018 Edition
Dragon Con is almost here! I’ll be heading out Wednesday, abandoning spouse and house panther to their own devices. (They’re afraid…very afraid. 😉 ) I can’t wait to see my friends—and learn what author and …