Con Reports
Convention and Event Reports
More recently I have mostly just posted convention reports on this website.
2021
Picocon: Virtual Picocon
Capricorn: Virtual Capricorn
2020
Ineffable 2: Virtual Good Omens Convention
Futuricon/C’Monfluence: Spending the weekend in Croatia and Pittsburg, virtually
NASFiC: Virtual North American Science Fiction Convention
ReCONvene: NESFA virtual one-day convention.
CoNZealand: Virtual 2021 New Zealand Worldcon, part 1 and part 2.
Balticon: My first virtual convention.
Science Fiction San Francisco
Between 2006 and 2011 I wrote convention and event reports for the San Francisco Bay Area newszine SF/SF. After that I just wrote them for myself, mainly – but here are all the SF/SF ones in reverse chronological.
2011
Renovation: Worldcon in Brief
In Which I Prologue A Little.–Issue #120 August 31, 2011
Westercon: Westercon 2011
In Which An Era Ends. —Issue #119 July 27 2011
Granzella: Westercon 2011 Business Meeting
In Which I Attend My First Business Meeting. —Issue #119 July 27 2011
Gaiman: An Evening With Neil Gaiman
In Which I See Neil Gaiman For the First Time. Probably. —Issue #119 July 27 2011
Gally: Gallifrey One 2011
In Which We Take a Break from #gally in order to attend Gally.–Issue #115 March 30, 2011
Potlatch and FOGCon: Two For One
In Which it the City Abides.—Issue #115 March 30, 2011
ALA: Anime LA 2011
In Which I Fuss Over Con Growth.–Issue #113 January 26, 2011
2010
Loscon: Thanksgiving at Loscon
In Which Time Loses All Meaning.–Issue #112 December 29, 2010
APE/SF in SF: A Day of Fannish Fun at APE and SFinSF
In Which I Am Arsed, Twice.–Issue #110 October, 2010
w00tstock 2.5: Three Hours of Geeks + Music
In Which w00tstock Returns to SF, and We Return to w00tstock. —Issue #109 September 29, 2010
Westercon 63: Confirmation
In Which We Take a Trip to Pasadena.–Issue #107 July 28, 2010
Nova Albion: Steampunk Exhibition
In Which We Get A Little Older, But Not Noticeably Wiser.–Issue #104 April 28, 2010
Wondercon: Gets Better Every Year
In Which We Are Not Run Over By a Fire Truck.–Issue #104 April 28, 2010
Gallifrey: Blackjack 21
In Which We Are Not On Fire.–Issue #103 March 31, 2010.
Anime ALA: A Couch Too Far
In Which We Are Left Without Adult Supervision and Run Amok.–Issue #101 January 27, 2010
2009
Steamcon to World Fantasy: By Rail Bus and Balloon
In Which I Burn the Candle at Both Ends.–Issue #99, December 9, 2009
Trepidation: Con in Nothing Flat
In Which We Are Bitter.–Issue #92, August 23, 2009
Maker Faire 2009: Makers and Hackers and Fans at Faire
In Which I Eat Funnel Cake.–Issue #88, June 24, 2009
Baycon 2009: Would You Like Goggles With That?
In Which I Bend People to My Will.–Issue #87, June 10, 2009
Abney Park: Steamy Night at Abney Park
In Which There is More Singing, Dancing but still no Exterminating.–Issue #83, April 1, 2009
Potlatch 18: The Cat’s Meow
In Which I Am Nearly Undone by Cats and Spiders.-Issue #82, March 11, 2009
Gallifrey One: Gallifrey One Times Twenty
Wherein a Dalek Dances, Sings but Fails to Exterminate.–Issue #82, March 11, 2009
Anime LA: Running With the Cosplay Kids at ALA 5
In Which We Introduce Lounging to Anime Fandom.–Issue #79, January 14, 2009
2008
LosCon 2008: Loscon Considered as a Toga Party
Quibus, Vivere Bibere Est.–Issue #78, December 17, 2008
SteamCon: Old is New at Steampunk Con
In Which We Party Like it is an Alternate, Nerdy, 1899.–Issue #77, December 3, 2008
SF in SF: Steampunk Warms SF in SF
In Which LitQuake, SFinSF and Steampunk All Come Together.–Issue #75, October 15, 2008
Silicon 2008: Silicon Features a Salute to Hispanac
Que Trata de La Ingeniosa Protesta Hispanoparlante.–Issue #75, October 15, 2008
Con-x-Treme: Two Views of Con-x-Treme
In Which Nothing Much Happens, Again.–Issue #73, September 17, 2008
Denvention: Ordering Waffles at Worldcon
In Which I Get Soaked, Thrice.–Issue #72, August 27, 2008
Westercon 61: Heat, Smoke, Big Bathtubs at Westercon
In Which It is A Dry Heat, At Least.–Issue #70, July 23, 2008
Evil Dead: The Musical: Music, Singing, Blood, at Evil Dead, Show
In Which I Avoid the Splatter Zone.–Issue #70, July 23, 2008
Baycon 2008: Baycon Drops Anchor in Santa Clara
In Which I am (Not) Murdered by Pirates.–Issue #67, June 11, 2008
Costume-Con26: I Don’t Actually Sew
In Which I am Surrounded by Pretty Princesses (and Orcs, and Fairies, and Dragons, &c).–Issue #65, May 7, 2008
Gallifrey 19: A Bay Area Fan Goes to Gallifrey
In Which I Return to Gallifrey as Staff.–Issue #62, March 19, 2008
Wondercon: Wondercon Rolls Into Town
In Which I Have Cake.–Issue #61, March 5, 2008
2007
SAG Strike: Mutant Enemy Picket Day
In Which I Am Full of Solidarity. And donuts .–Issue #57, December 26, 2007
Loscon 34: Riding the Rails Home From Loscon
In Which There Is Tea, Vanilla, and Carrots .–Issue #57, December 26, 2007
Silicon: Silicon Fills Out the Doubletree
In Which.–Issue #53, October 24, 2007
San Francisco Dump: Nemo Gould Exhibit
In Which I Don’t Attend the Event, But Report on it Anyway.–Issue #51, September 19 , 2007
Westercon: Drunkzine Lounge
In Which I Make the Fanzine Lounge My New Home.–Issue #49, August 15, 2007
Con-x-Treme: The Con That Wasn’t There
In Which We Go Searching For a Convention, And Can’t Find It Anywhere.–Issue #49, August 15, 2007
BayCon 2007: BayCon Relocates, Rocks
In Which I Carouse, Purseless.–Issue #46, June 14, 2007
The Phenomenauts: Science and Honor
In Which I Enjoy Some Rocket Roll.–Issue #42, April 7, 2007
Gallifrey: Five Days Four Nights at Gallifrey One
In Which I Attend my First Media Convention.–Issue #41, March 27, 2007
Wondercon: Three Days No Nights at Wondercon
In Which Star Wars is Everywhere at a Comics Convention.–Issue #41, March 27, 2007
Capcom: Lost Planet Extreme Condition
In Which I Make Peace With Tequila.–Issue #38, February 1, 2007
2006
Loscon 33: A Santa Monica Adventure
In Which I meet William Tenn.–Issue #35, December 8, 2006
Silicon 2006: CoffeeCon
In Which I Achieve My Final Form –Issue #32, October 25, 2006
LACon IV: Another View
In Which I Abuse Both Brain and Liver.–Issue #30, September 20, 2006
SF in SF Reading: Blumlein and Cadnum
In Which I Discover the Other SF in SF.–Issue #27, August 2, 2006
Varnish Gallery: Nemo Gould Exhibition
In Which There are Squids.–Issue #25, August 2, 2006