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Yes, I am an Apple enthusiast. I’ve worked on a Mac since 1987 and am typing this on my 9th Macintosh computer. (All but two of the older ones still run and are in use at various tasks around the house.) I have bought/obtained five iPods, all of which still work. I even owned both […]

I’m not sure why, but I learn a lot of personal lessons when playing sports. I played coed indoor soccer for the Gunners today and started in the goal. I’d played the other team before, and they had some good players—some guys who shot hard. In fact, one of the first shots I actually got […]

Sunday is always interesting, with folks coming and going, everyone winding down and cutting loose. I started by having breakfast with Bob Vardeman and Nathan Long; then Nathan ran off and Joan Saberhagen joined us. Bob and I both started with cinnamon rolls. Then he opted for a raspberry snail. I went for an apricot […]

Saturday at WFC is often the longest and most productive day. Many folks come in just for Saturday, or that’s the last full day they’re here, leaving early on Sunday. Folks bustle about trying to finish off business or set up that last minute meeting. They’re also buying or trading books. The dealers’ room at […]

It’s been a very busy day at World Fantasy. It should come as no surprise that I’ve been talking my head off. I do that normally anyway, but there have been lots of folks interested in digital publishing and the vision of the future. I’ve been handing out and collecting cards, talking to authors about […]

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been to the World Fantasy Convention. This year it’s in San Jose, at the Fairmont. I have stayed in this hotel once before, a long time ago. (That’s a story that bears telling another time.) The hotel looks the same, which means elegant and grand; almost like […]

It’s that time of year again in which holiday catalogs are stacking up. Since I’m in the desert, I don’t get leaves piling up to tell me autumn is here and that winter is fast approaching. Instead I have gift catalogs. And the fact that fewer are showing up, and those that do are a […]