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 DisCon III Schedule
I’m really going to do it this time. I’m going to attend a con, and not just any con, but DisCon III, the first Worldcon to be held in Washington, DC, since 1974. They even …
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 2021 Balticon Schedule
All hail the SFF highlight of my Memorial Day weekend: Balticon! This year my panels span bureaucracy, history, worldbuilding, monsters and a reading. Hope you’ll check them out, as well as all the other wonderful …
My 2020 Capclave Schedule
October isn’t just Halloween. It’s also Capclave, the Washington DC area’s hometown science fiction and fantasy convention. Like so many cons, they’ve gone virtual this year, but that doesn’t mean the guests or the programming …
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 …
Someone’s in the kitchen with Arturo
Like a lot of folks in these locked down times, I think about food. A lot–what I can find, what I can persuade people to deliver, and what I can cook. There is a school …
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. …