the con game

Yesterday was moderately busy. At 11:30 I went to kibitz Gay in her "How to Enjoy Your First Worldcon" talk, and then at 12 we were on stage together, for a thing where she interviewed me and I interviewed her. We'd never done that before, but it was surprisingly successful, standing room only. Perhaps she and I draw from slightly different demographics, and together it added up.

We met former Clarion student Kij Johnson for a leisurely lunch at a lovely seafood place up in the old quarter. I