Wow, I’m behind on posts! The time between DragonCons seems to be how I measure time, and the period since last year’s DC was full of writing deadlines, respiratory illnesses, and minor catastrophes, but also a fabulous trip to Barcelona (only my second overseas trip) and two short story publications.

And this year’s DragonCon was as great as ever! I had fun talking about women in STEM, real-world spies, and Our Flag Means Death (one of my favorite shows) on panels for the fabulous Alternative and Historical Fiction track.

I got to talk about Lovecraft and one of my own stories on a horror track panel about the new short story anthology Southern Fried Cthulhu (https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Fried-Cthulhu-James-Palmer-ebook/dp/B0DC15Z9ZL/) spearheaded by James Palmer.

I received my contributor copy of the charity book DragonTales (https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Tales-Michael-Gordon/dp/B0DCSVHGND/), put together by Michael Gordon. Its sales benefit the American Heart Association (https://www.heart.org) and Lost-n-Found youth (https://www.lnfy.org).

I hung out with friends (some new and some I hadn’t seen in years), dressed up as a Fallout 76 wise mothman cultist for the huge Fallout photoshoot, and wandered the hotels ogling all the great costumes and remote control droids. Here’s me with R5-D4, and a bonus Chopper in the background, on the last day of the con.

But alas, it’s over, and now we are left to count the days until next DragonCon.

Until then, happy reading, writing, gaming, costuming, and whatever else you like to do!