It's that time of year again! Was 2021 somehow more absurd than 2020 for anyone else? I've had new, good things: two Hugo nominations, ran my first Nebula Conference and didn't break anything or get fired, started working with Lambda Literary, adopted two extremely photogenic kittens, started on my Electric Mayhem sleeve... But also I… Continue reading L’s 2021 Eligibility Post
Hi everyone! Long time no post. Now that FIYAHCON is—for the most part—behind me, it's time to revisit where exactly all those months of my life went. Let's look at some numbers: 1072 total registrations / 956 active attendees83 total programming items (including Aquarium Calm Rooms)22 booths / 2316 booth visitsFunding in ticket sales: $20,720Funding… Continue reading FIYAHCON 2021 Retrospective
In 2020, the year that was actually twelve years, I published.... basically nothing. I wrote plenty, mostly novels and panicked screeds on Twitter, but not much in the way of award nominateyness. I created FIYAHCON with Brent Lambert, which was probably responsible in equal parts for Twitter screeds and my lack of writing output. And… Continue reading An Extremely Brief Eligibility Post
FIYAHCON has come and gone for most, but I’m still plugging away, getting videos uploaded to the archives and sending our payments and the remaining Ignyte Award trophies out to finalists. I can’t wait to get my dining room table back. This started out as a mission, as most things do. It was sort of… Continue reading A FIYAHCON Retrospective
Why, HELLO again! I apologize for not having updated a single thing since *checks notes* last summer, but I have had barely a single day's worth of respite from what has become a very hectic work schedule. But onto the things! I'll be on a panel this weekend at the Flights of Foundry SFF… Continue reading Me! Coming to a Panel Near You
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