There have been many events in my life that have been fabulously cool.* Getting published. Winning over the heart of a severely abused cat. Seeing a wild reindeer stop for a drink by an Iceland glacier. Attending a reading by Maya Angelou. Falling in love with a mind-bendingly wonderful person who was likewise in love with me, & wedding in the middle of a pandemic. And now, not only attending, but also being a panelist at World Con 2025!
My nerdy joy has been a summer sky experiencing a non-stop fireworks display ever since I found out back in April. And yet...
...somehow I completely spaced on the fact that I listed this blog as my website on my profile. And I haven't updated it. At all. In months.
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| That looks like a nice rock. I think I'll live under that one next. |
I realized this because I have been reading through the profiles of all the panelists & presenters for the last couple days, checking out their websites, some of their books, podcasts, etc.** And then I was like, wait. What did I list as my social media thing? Surely, I thought, surely it was my Bluesky account, which I have been taking pains to try & use on a somewhat regular basis. Then I checked. And here we are.
Well, I didn't get accepted onto five panels because of my spectacular online presence. I got accepted because I asked. And because I have experience at cons, & a wide variety of interests, & I tell a damn fine story. So I hope you'll come by & say hello, or ask a thought-provoking question at one my panels. My schedule is as follows:
Wednesday: Table Talk from 4:30-5:30pm
Thursday: "How Haunting: Local Ghost Stories & Places" 6-7pm
Friday: "The History of Hanford" 6-7pm
Saturday: "Do Your Damn Job" 4:30-5:30pm
"The Tea on Afternoon Tea" 6-7pm
Sunday: "What is a Mind, & How do you Control It?" 1:30-2:30pm
See you at the Con, my fellow bibliophiles!
*To me, at least. And given that I'm the one living my life, my opinion is really the only one that matters!
**Yes, all of them. And I haven't read a single one where I didn't immediately think: "Oo! I hope I get to talk to that person!"
