Where to find me this weekend

…cause it sure as heck won’t be on any panels! I’m attending Penguicon incognito. Of course, I’ve been dragged onto panels before…I don’t mind so much. But planning to work is never fun. If you’d like to keep up with me these next few days, I’ll be doing mini-blogs for Fantasy Magazine (can I write something that’s only 250…

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Susan Boyle: It Takes One to Know One

I was all set to write an Apex essay about introverts and tornadoes, but–as happens to writers from time to time–recent events compelled me to take my thoughts in another direction. Not about the huge lot of repairs my car suddenly needs, or the Unabomber squirrel who’s taken up residence in my attic, or the convention season I’m about…

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Dr. Gnome: Day 30

The penultimate tweet. It’s been a great run, folks. I’ve had massive amounts of fun. Here’s Harry with his girl… Original art by J.K. LeePurchase the pieces here. Follow "Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome" here.

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Millennicon Memories #3: The Pumpkin Predicament

(Got sidetracked by baklavaand almost-tornadoes. Back now for part 3 of 3.) A few weeks ago, John Scalzi sent out a tweet, awestruck over a coincidence he had just experienced: he had picked up the phone preparing to call a friend, and that friend was already on the line, having just called him. Kismet, fate, coincidence, synchronicity, concinnity, predestination,…

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Signed Stock

For those of you who missed Millennicon last weekend (I know who you are), there’s a treat waiting for you over at Apex Books. I signed all Jason’s Beauty & Dynamite stock…and I had lots of time at the table while he was gone, so they’ve all got my famous, multicolored, one-of-a-kind, decorated & doodled signatures. Click the banner!…

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Millennicon Memories # 2: The Queen of Karaoke

A lot of people follow astrology, numerology, runes, bones, or the grounds at the bottom of a coffee cup. Some say your name’s meaning is your blessing and your curse. Other folks believe that the Number One song on the charts (US/UK) on the day you were born determines your destiny. On January 11, 1976, the number one song…

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Dr. Gnome: Day 25

His rabbit ray gun and his fairy sweetheart — Dr. Harry Gnome’s Last Stand. Original art by J.K. LeePurchase the pieces here. Follow "Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome" here.

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