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Toastmaster of WindyCon

I’m delighted, and slightly nervous, to announce that I’ve agreed to be Toastmaster at WindyCon, this Nov 11-13 in Lombard. I think this means I’m supposed to be mildly entertaining while announcing things, pronounce people’s names correctly, try my best to not say anything hurtful, and keep it short and snappy. I think I can

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Beautiful Bookmarks

Look what arrived in the mail today — the beautiful bookmarks Margaret Treanor Frey designed for the SLF, with inspirational writing quotes! If you come to one of our events (like, oh, the Deep Dish reading at the Bookcellar in Chicago TOMORROW), you can collect the whole set. Free! (We might also have mugs for

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My ChiCon Schedule

Hey, folks. Here’s my ChiCon schedule. If you’re a friend attending (whether or not you’re on programming), would love to know you’re coming! I’m planning to mostly hang in the bar, whenever I’m not scheduled, per usual… ***** • Thursday, 9/1, 10 a.m. — Libraries in SFF — Airmeet 1 (which I assume means virtual)

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Search for Brightness

I heard the news about the attack on Salman Rushdie yesterday, that he’d been giving a reading at a peaceful literary event, and a young man rushed up on stage and stabbed him multiple times, including in the neck. When I first read the news, Rushdie was still in surgery, and it wasn’t clear if

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Deep Dish Is Back

Hey, local writer folks — we’re starting up the SLF’s Deep Dish speculative fiction reading series again, yay! More about the series here: https://speculativeliterature.org/…/deep-dish-reading…/ We’re looking for a few more rapid-fire readers to join us for the first one; beginners welcome. You’d be reading for 3 minutes max! We request that you read something with

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