Darlene's Digest

Sadly, I won't be attending #Boskone63 as I'd planned. Family health issues require me to stay close to home, and I'll miss seeing all my friends and fans at the best SF convention in New England. I am still planning on attending LAconV, the World Science Fiction Convention in August, and if I miss you at Boskone, I hope to see you there (hurricane season and family health permitting.) Stay warm, y'all, and have fun with the great programming and entertainment planned for this coming weekend. 

I've been heading up to Boston in February for over 20 years now to attend the annual Boskone Regional Science Fiction convention and it's always exciting... partly because I never fail to worry about whether a winter storm will strand me somewhere.  Regardless, I have my ticket there (and thankfully, a return ticket that says "Florida") so I'll be flying up on February 13 for New England's oldest science fiction convention. I'll also be on program again, so here's my schedule: Sun 11:30 AM:          The Appeal of Simple Romance Stories : Not every epic romance needs a dragon to slay or a kingdom to save for two people to fall in love. More readers are embracing love stories that focus on healthy, low-drama relationships that are often shaped by ideas from therapy and emotional growth. Let's explore why these feel-good romances are resonating right now, and how authors are keeping the magic alive in stories where love just...works. Julia Rios, mod...

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