Darlene's Digest

I'm returning to Boston on February 17 for #Boskone60, New England's oldest science fiction convention, after a two year hiatus while the world grappled with COVID. In fact, one of the panels I was on in February, 2020 discussed the new virus in China and what it could mean. That was the last trip I took until we began to emerge from isolation. I also realized it was 20 years ago that I attended my first Boskone, the infamous Snokone. A blizzard kept us stuck in our hotel downtown an extra day as the drifts piled up outside, but we had all the leftover party supplies from the con. I remember sipping single malts while looking down at the whiteout thinking, "This is hell...with benefits." But we're back, and you can attend Boskone  in person or virtually! I'll be packing my snowboots and long undies because only good times and really good friends would get me up to Boston in February. Brrr! At least I have a return ticket that says "Florida". I'll...

Image via Wikipedia Boskone 46 Schedule Here, as promised, is my schedule for Boskone 46. The convention is February 13-15 at the Westin Waterfront in Boston. As you can see, it's a full schedule, but that suits me. Especially when it's too cold to go outside and sight see.[g] My reading on Saturday morning will be from my recently completed manuscript for Sea Change. Friday 6pm Foreshadowing and How to Do It Greer Gilman Alexander Jablokov (M) Darlene Marshall Mary A. Turzillo What works....what doesn't? Besides having mysterious runic poems, intriguing omens, palsied prophets, or other such fantastic expository tricks, how can you pre-set the stage for what is coming next? Is it sometimes better just not to foreshadow? When? Friday 7pm Myths of Fandom Astrid Anderson Bear Edward James Darlene Marshall (M) Margaret Organ-Kean Joe Siclari Fans are slans. All fans want to become pros. No ...