October 21, 2018 Orycon 2018 Schedule Orycon approaches. Time to mingle, share from my meager store of knowledge, and roam from room party to room party. I received my schedule the other day. If you are in Portland during the convention, pick up a membership and come say hello. Fri Nov 9 4:00:pm Fri… Continue reading Orycon 2018 Schedule. Resurrected Post.
Category: Conventions
Denver and Westercon 71. Resurrected Post.
July 8, 2018 Denver and Westercon 71 Denver, I hardly knew thee. That’s because I spent most of the last four plus days in the Hyatt Regency. The hotel hosted Westercon 71, yet another convention foolish enough to invite me to sit on panels and pontificate. That required I stay inside most of the time,… Continue reading Denver and Westercon 71. Resurrected Post.
Father’s Day 2018 News. Resurrected Post.
June 17, 2018 Father’s Day 2018 News Allow me to wish all you dads out there a Happy Father’s Day. And — what’s that? You wish to offer reciprocal celebratory felicitations for my having fulfilled my biological function? Well, thank you kindly. From MBW and the HA I received a card and charmingly framed photos… Continue reading Father’s Day 2018 News. Resurrected Post.
Doings and Updates. Resurrected Post.
May 20, 2018 Doings and Updates Here follows a miscellany of personal doings and writing updates. Please control your excitement. My goal for the year was, I believe, to have two books out this year. That — spoiler warning — will not happen. See, there is a novel — “Boss” — complete, ready to go,… Continue reading Doings and Updates. Resurrected Post.
Remedial Fantasy for the Chronically Lazy: A Top Five List. Resurrected Post.
April 8, 2018 Remedial Fantasy For the Chronically Lazy: A Top Five List A couple of weeks ago I moderated a panel on the essential science fiction writers of the Golden Age. The premise was which writers should someone read if he were interested in acquiring a grounding in sci-fi but possessed either limited time… Continue reading Remedial Fantasy for the Chronically Lazy: A Top Five List. Resurrected Post.
The Little Convention That Could. Resurrected Post.
March 25, 2018 The Little Convention That Could So that’s NanoCon Mk. V done. What is NanoCon? It is a science fiction convention hosted by the science fiction club of Lower Columbia College in Longview Washington, a port town on the Columbia River about an hour from the Pacific. It isn’t big. I doubt two… Continue reading The Little Convention That Could. Resurrected Post.
Emerald City Comic Con 2018. Resurrected Post.
March 4, 2018 Emerald City Comic Con 2018 And that’s ECCC 2018 in life’s rear view mirror. I have been in the funny book business for over twenty years now. This year’s Emerald City Comic Con was my first comic book convention. Yeah, I don’t believe in dipping a toe in; I plunge head-first into… Continue reading Emerald City Comic Con 2018. Resurrected Post.
February Writing Update. Resurrected Post.
February 25, 2018 February Writing Update Doubtless you are all eager to read of my doings and progress on the writing front. Doubtless. Zero doubts, one hundred percent positivity. So, with that completely unwarranted self-assurance motivating me, I’ll update you. My short story Mischosen was reprinted this month in Cosmic Scream: Digital Horror Fiction Anthology.… Continue reading February Writing Update. Resurrected Post.
Full Weekend: OryCon AND a Birthday Party. Resurrected Post.
November 19, 2017 Full Weekend: OryCon AND a Birthday Party My weekend was eventful. How was yours? OryCon returned to (almost) its former site for the 39th installment of the convention. The Red Lion on the Columbia River was home to the first several OryCons I attended, beginning back in the late ‘80s. The Red… Continue reading Full Weekend: OryCon AND a Birthday Party. Resurrected Post.