Hey, that’s this weekend, boys and girls! I will be taking the MegaBus up to the DFW area this weekend. Looks like it will be loads of fun. Some amazing guests — Esther Friesner, Jim Hines, and Rachel Swirsky — bring the SFF firepower. My schedule is as follows, and I plan to read from The Tales of Port Saint Frey. Holding Out for an Anti-Hero Friday 5:00 PM Irving Lecture Hall Reading Read more…
Weather’s gift in August is gratefully accepted, When a breeze scatters leaves and the sun is veiled. Thunderclouds tower and darkly sail. Rain, we say, rain! This time of year! So unexpected! The other night silent lightning illuminated the sky, A pulsing white aurora — we saw this movie, we joke, Nervously, waiting for the rain to soak. While stars shone in the rest of the sky. Today the clouds pull together in herds. Foaming Read more…
One of the best ArmadilloCons ever. Everyone said it. Everyone remarked on the programming, the energy, the panels, the guests, and the fans. The workshop was a blast, and the stories I got to read and the students in my group, were all eager and smart and funny. We all learned some good stuff — it was like a creative writing seminar. And I was so grateful to be part of it. A shout out Read more…