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Catching up: Eating Authors, SXSW, other news

Lawrence Schoen, novelist, anthologist, short story writer, and Klingon speaker, has a feature in which he has authors describe their most memorable meal. LMS: Welcome, Patrice. Please tell me about your most memorable meal. PS: There have been a handful of meals in my life that have been the best food I’ve ever eaten, and all of them could have been the “right” answer to your question. Sure, the meal at Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

Two letters to the convention community

Dear Convention organizers and volunteers, You are the beating heart and wise soul of the science fiction convention circuit. Your involvement, planning, enthusiasm, and just plain super-hero energy are what makes the con world go ’round. I can’t even run my own life — I don’t think I could run a con. And you guys do it every year. You have to deal with hotels that forget to tell you they have a 110-decibel Christian rock Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

ConDFW here I come

I will be at ConDFW this weekend. Looks to be a good one. Since I despise the drive from Austin to Dallas, I’m taking the bus, and actually I’m looking forward to it. I can get some reading done, and maybe even some writing. That would be nice. I’m going to be on the following panels: Saturday, 11am: Return of the Lone Western Panelists: Sabine Starr (M), Scott A. Cupp, Tex Thompson, Linda Donahue, Patrice Sarath, Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago