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November 10, 2017
Jet City Comic Show Wrap-Up
This is your Jet City Comic Show Wrap-Up, 2017!
Jet City Comic Show is a nice little comicon in Tacoma, WA. This year was Books & Chain‘s second year to vend there, this time with guest author Jennifer Brozek. I started my morning nice and early with snow coming down. O_o Normally I love snow, but not when I’m driving to Tacoma, surrounded by idiots who panic when it rains, despite living somewhere where it rains all the freaking time.
This is a slightly blurry photo taken from inside my car...
Bellingham Events!
This Saturday, 11/11/17, I’ll be in Bellingham, WA for two events:
I’ll be at the Holiday Book Festival from 10 AM – 2 PM with Jennifer Brozek, Jesikah Sundin, and other awesome authors, but more importantly, I’ll be at Village Books Saturday evening for an author reading & signing, along with Jennifer Brozek, Jesikah Sundin, Robert Slater, and Selah J. Tay-Song.
Details on the Holiday Book Festival can be found here: http://www.bellinghamholidaybookfestival.com/
Details on the Village Books...
Steamposium Wrap-Up
This is your Steamposium Wrap-Up 2017!
Steamposium is one of those conventions that I attended as an attendee rather than a panelist, vendor, or guest, so it was one that I was quite excited about since I’d have time to explore the dealer’s hall, attend panels, and most importantly, attend their tea and fashion show, which is something of legend to hear previous attendees talk.
More importantly, I was excited to wear my new fascinator with a science fiction slant. 
November 3, 2017
Jet City Comic Show Schedule
Hey folks! I’m at Jet City Comic Show with Books & Chains this weekend!
Hugo & Bram Stoker nominated author Jennifer Brozek will be our guest author so come out to Tacoma, WA and say hello!
Booth #214!
I’ll also be a panelist/guest on the main stage as part of Jet City Live by SciFi Monkeys on Sunday at 12:20 PM.
Ladies of Literature 2: She has the Power!
With Authors Raven Oak (me), Stephanie Weippert, Crystal Connor, and Robin Hobb!
Come join us!
(See the full Jet City Live schedule here: ...
October 25, 2017
Central City Comic Con Wrap-Up!
It’s time for the Central City Comic Con Wrap-Up, which will include a LOT of pictures. (You can click on them to see them larger.)
C4 was an interesting and small convention held in Yakima, WA, a place I had never visited before this convention. The convention itself was held in the Sundome on the Central City State Fair grounds, which was both good and bad.The Sundome was pretty and there was plenty of parking, but there was also an overabundance of flies from the proximity to livestock. We...
October 20, 2017
Central City Comicon!
This weekend, October 21-22, I’ll be at Central City Comicon in Yakima, WA with Books & Chains! Here are the details:
WHEN: Saturday, 10 AM – 7 PM, and Sunday, 10 AM – 5 PM
WHERE: Yakima Valley Sundome, 1301 S. Fair Avenue, Yakima, WA 98901 (View Map)
WHAT: Vendors, special guests, panels, cosplay pub-crawl, and more! More details here: https://centralcitycomiccon.com/
Come find me and Books & Chains at booth 405!
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October 17, 2017
The Beauty That Keeps Us Going
There’s an amazing Doctor Who episode involving Vincent Van Gogh that is my absolute favorite. It’s also a great reminder of the beauty that keeps us going in times like these.
I will disagree though with the curator about how no one ever will transform such pain into beauty again though. This is why I write. This is why so many write, why so many create any art really. We’re constantly transforming the pain and harshness of this world into things of beauty. Telling stories through differ...October 16, 2017
#MeToo
I spent all of yesterday at the Galaxaar Pop Culture Marketplace vending as Books & Chains, so it wasn’t until I arrived home in the evening that I logged into social media to see the #MeToo posts by so many of my friends and fellow authors, be they men, women, non-binary, or transitioning.
When I woke up this morning and the posts continued to scroll across my screen, I wished nothing more than to type out some greatly profound post about the topic because #MeToo, but I couldn’t. Despite bei...
October 15, 2017
Galaxaar Wrap-Up
It’s time for your Galaxaar Wrap-Up post!
This was our first time at the Galaxaar Pop-Culture Marketplace, which this year was held in Issaquah, WA. From the get go, we had a bit of a rough time in that Jesikah was injured and we only had 2 hours to set up the booth (which normally takes us 5 hours). This was due to limitations by the community center and not the marketplace organizers. We brought spouses with us and knocked out a new 8×8 layout as quickly as possible.
You can see us on the r...
October 13, 2017
Galaxaar!
This Sunday, October 15th, I’ll be at the Galaxaar Pop Culture Marketplace in Issaquah, WA with Books & Chains! Here are the details:
WHEN: Sunday, 10/15, from 9 AM – 3 PM
WHERE: Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd S, Issaquah, WA 98027 (View Map)
WHAT: From the website–“In our one-day marketplace, expect to find original pop culture arts & crafts, vintage goodies, with toys & modern collectables! Walk away with something old, something new, and something original.” Over 50 vendors, p...
