Conventions

Benjamin and Annalee

Benjamin Rosenbaum and Annalee Newitz, after Ben’s novel, _The Unravelling_, made the Otherwise Award honor list. We’ll be seeing Annalee again soon, because they’ll be in Chicago at Women & Children First Bookstore on June 26th — I’ll be interviewing Annalee (and Ben will be visiting me as we’re teaching Clarion online that week). Details […]

Benjamin and Annalee Read More »

Pronoun Stickers

Wiscon lets you add stickers with your pronouns to your name badge. Although I generally would say I’m cisgender, the truth of the matter is that I don’t feel particularly attached to any gender. And I definitely have no preference in the matter of pronouns; whatever you want to use for me is fine with

Pronoun Stickers Read More »

A Good Check-In

After dinner on Saturday, Susan, Alex, and I ended up sitting at the capitol for a while, talking about our lives. One of the best parts of WisCon for me is spending time with old friends; it’s a good check-in. People who have known you 20-30 years have a different angle of vision than local

A Good Check-In Read More »

A Meal With Friends

WisCon: a meal with friends at Short Stack — my pulled pork with cheesy grits was DELICIOUS, if also huge. You may want to split entrees with a friend here, as all the portions are Midwestern large. I was a little jealous I hadn’t ordered E.J.’s root beer float. Next time. Note that Benjamin is

A Meal With Friends Read More »

Home-Made She-Ra

I spent a little time watching Benjamin Rosenbaum and Dan Percival play Ben and his son Noah’s home-made She-Ra game (which Kavi played with Ben last time he was visiting). Very fun game, but it is, of course, only for very strictly limited play with Ben in person at the moment, since it’s not authorized.

Home-Made She-Ra Read More »