We’re back. Just a quick rundown of impressions because it’s late. I’ll have a full report in the coming days, along with pictures, etc. The con was well-run but smaller than I was expecting. Compared to the WFC in Austin, it seemed much less well attended. The dealer’s room was really small. I heard that many US dealers had been reluctant to come because of the economic uncertainty — not sure if that was the Read more…
A friend sent me this: Obama’s Loss Traced To Patrice S. I laughed. But I swear I’m going to be a nervous wreck up to and including next Tuesday. Thank God for World Fantasy Con. At least I have last-minute packing and such to keep me busy. Also a very special craft project about which I can give no specifics, except to say, I’m the least crafty person in the world and so it’s not going Read more…
Saturday I was at the funeral for a coworker, and I was blindsided by the emotional onslaught. I had worked fairly closely with this woman a few years earlier, but we had both gone onto different positions within the company, and our paths crossed less and less. I knew she was battling cancer; and I thought she had beaten it. Come to find out, so did many of us, because she never let her illness Read more…