We Aim To Keep Flying

They say that as one door closes, another one opens. I'm still pretty heartbroken over losing the Night Kitchen, but finding out that the Wayward is actually going to reopen makes me feel better:

Wayward Coffeehouse in Greenwood was a self-described "haven for sci-fi geeks of any fandom." The Seattle Browncoats and GeekGirlCon regularly met at the coffee shop, and Wayward boasted a weekly science fiction and fantasy film night.

"The Wayward was very much GeekGirlCon's birthplace," said Erica McGillivray, president of Seattle's first convention celebrating geeky women. "[...] It was viewed as a place where people could go as an individual or in a group and still feel at home," she said. "That's not so easy to find."

But now, they've finally found a new location in the Roosevelt neighborhood!

"We are thrilled to finally have a new home and grateful that it is close by," states an email sent out by Wayward. "And, we hope that many of you will still be able to come by as frequently as before. We are also excited to be able to spread the wonders of Wayward to a new neighborhood and expand the fabulous community of friends we built during our five years in Greenwood."

Work is underway on the new space, and Wayward plans to open by late October.

– Shiny! Wayward Coffeehouse bringing its geek to Green Lake | Restaurants

I'm ridiculously happy about this. The Wayward was home to several of my readings, and was the place I was most comfortable writing out in public. (Which is something I need — I get antsy if I'm stuck at home writing by myself.)

I'm hoping they'll be open in time for Halloween — I'd love to do a reading there again this year.