World Fantasy 2012 [con report]
There is a perfectly reasonable explanation for how I ended up in a Chinese dumpling restaurant outside Toronto singing Jonathan Coulton’s Still Alive a cappella with Amber Scott to a table full of...
View ArticleNotes from Death Valley: Day 1
Or: Driving through nowhere to get to somewhere. Author’s Note: I recently took a trip to Death Valley National Park, which lies on the eastern border of California. I went there ostensibly to do...
View ArticleNotes from Death Valley: Day 2
Or: A land of rock and wind. Author’s Note: This week I am sharing the notes I took on a recent trip to Death Valley National Park with my friend Rose. You can read my report from Day One here, and Day...
View ArticleNotes from Death Valley: Day 3
Or: Can you hear the bottles sing? Author’s Note: This week I am sharing the notes I took on a recent trip to Death Valley National Park with my friend Rose. You can read my report from Day One here,...
View ArticleReport: AnthroCon 2013
Approaching the Westin from William Penn Pl., Downtown Pittsburgh. 2013. What: AnthroCon Where: Pittsburgh PA When: July 5th-7th 2013 Those of you who have followed this blog long enough may remember...
View ArticleBack from AnthroCon (2014)
As you may have noticed from the break in scheduled tweets and tumbles, last weekend I was in Pittsburgh for my sixth AnthroCon. I was there as a dealer of art and merch, an exhibiting artist, and, for...
View ArticleThe Results of LonCon3
Yes, that is a Tiki Dalek. Photo by my Awesome Aunt. So LonCon3 was pretty awesome. I haven’t had a chance to write about it yet since I had to rush off to another con, but I’ll try to dredge up some...
View ArticleAt World Fantasy 2014
I am typing this from the comfort of my hotel room in Arlington, VA, where the current World Fantasy Convention is being held. It’s been a long day of travel, sight-seeing, book-bag stuffing, good food...
View ArticleWorld Fantasy 2014 Report
Note: I wrote this report on my journey home from World Fantasy 2014, but I’m posting it from the comfort of my room, with a hot cup of tea in one hand, and the knowledge that I don’t have to fly...
View ArticleAnthroCon 2015
I am currently installed at Mary Capaldi’s house, enjoying an extended vacation after the amazing hecticality that was AnthroCon. It is very wet and green and there are fireflies. It is nice. This...
View ArticleAutumn books and bloggage
It’s been a very busy summer and autumn. How busy? Well, I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had time to blog here at all! But this is okay; I’ve been doing lots of writing instead—and I have the books to...
View ArticleIceland and the Future
I am writing this in Keflavik airport, and I hate it here. Luckily we will be leaving soon. Let us speak no more about it. Instead, let me tell you about Iceland and the Future. Iceland was gorgeous....
View ArticleSummer 2018 Retrospective
This summer has been highlighted by two big conventions I attended, and the book I published in between. July was AnthroCon, my tenth consecutive and my ninth as a dealer, and for the first time I had...
View ArticleThe Monday after Norwescon
Monday morning after a con is a surreal experience. You drift through empty halls and past quiet coffee kiosks, where just the day before were thronged crowds in colorful costumes and lines of tired...
View ArticleBLFC 2019 Report – Summer is Coming
This time last weekend I was in Reno NV for Biggest Little FurCon, selling books and art in the vendor’s hall next to my good friend and colleague Mary Capaldi. It had been a rather uncertain road to...
View ArticleAfter AnthroCon, before SDCC
AnthroCon was last weekend, and since I won’t be able to say that for much longer I want to hurry up and write about it. AnthroCon is a furry convention, one of the largest, and I have gone every year...
View ArticleGrimby Grats – August 2019
Grimby’s Gratitude – Comic-Con 18/31 the E-Newsletter of Goldeen Ogawa • Issue 20, July 2019 Originally posted for Patrons on August 2 on Patreon What have I done? Cleanups for “Sir Camilla” (The...
View ArticleHighlights from FC 2020
Got everything packed. Doggo got to come with since she could stay with brother at his house in San Jose and so leaving was easier than it sometimes is. On the other hand we got to experience the full...
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