Rob’s Update: ChattaCon

Week 3 of 2025

Greetings all

It’ll be a shortish newsletter this week as I’m in Chattanooga at ChattaCon. I look forward to seeing a bunch of you here!

The Feasting of Vengeance

But first, here’s a cover reveal for The Feasting of Vengeance, which comes out on February 14th!

Here’s my schedule:

Opening Ceremonies starting at 7pm on Friday. I have something special planned. You want to join us! 8pm on Friday: I get to play Tales of the Valiant on stage with Chelsea Steverson, Gaming GOH 10pm on Friday: Victorian Vulgarities. I get to make up appropriate curse words. Bwa ha, bwa ha ha! 2pm on Saturday: I have the opportunity to interview Gail Z. Martin, the GOH 4pm on Saturday: We talk about good secondary characters in Urban Fantasy Noon on Sunday: A discussion of 20th century SF 1pm on Sunday: Final questions for all the GOHs, including me

This is going to be a blast! And now I’m off to hang out with all the cool people here.

What I’m Listening To

I listened to Dragons of Autumn Twilight, book 1 of the DragonLance Chronicles on the trip, and I’ve got it going in the hotel room.

Quote of the Week

Sigh. There are a number of deaths in my sphere this week. Howard Andrew Jones, an excellent author I was looking forward to really getting to know over the years, passed today. So did Bob Uecker.

And so did Bob Hill, my stepfather. I wish I’d gotten to know him too.

I’m in an odd mood where the Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius is a bit of a comfort.

“Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.”
– Marcus Aurelius

Rob’s Works in ProgressSowing Spring’s Wrath (3,213)Upcoming EventsChattaCon, January 17-19, Chattanooga, TN
chattacon.org/
I’m the Toastmaster!FenCon, February 14-16, Dallas, TX
fencon.org/Gulf Wars, March 8-16, Lumberton, MS
gulfwars.org/GaryCon, March 20-23, Lake Geneva, WI
garycon.com/LibertyCon, June 20-22, Chattanooga, TN
libertycon.org/Pennsic War, July 25 – August 10, Slippery Rock, PA
pennsicwar.org/Tracked Items

My Weight Today: 362.2lbs

Updated Word Count: 2474

Let me know if you have any suggestions on the website, this email, or cool story ideas at rob@robhowell.org. Especially let me know of suggestions you have for the Spotlight section.

Have a great week, everyone.

Rob Howell

Creator of the Firehall Sagas Universe

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