Chatter

Here's my Boskone schedule, just in:

Saturday  10am     Kaffeeklatsch
        Greer Gilman    
        Jo Walton    

 Saturday  12:30pm  Reading: Greer Gilman (0.5 hrs)
        Greer Gilman    

 Saturday  3pm      Future English
        Suzy McKee Charnas    
        Debra Doyle    
        Greer Gilman    
        Jeffrey Jones        (M)
        Vandana Singh 
   
    The English language is an omnivore, and technology has given it new
    sources to feed on. What directions will this take it in?

 Saturday  4pm      Fairy Tales into Fantasy
        Greer Gilman    
        Theodora Goss        (M)
        Jack M. Haringa    
        Jane Yolen   
 
    A whole branch of fantasy literature is based on re-examining the
    assumptions of well-known fairy tales. Panelists discuss some of the
    best examples.

 Sunday    10am     Living with the Green Man
        Bruce Coville        (M)
        Greer Gilman    
        Beth Meacham    
        Jane Yolen  
 
    Living with the Green Man: Do we mean  (A) Composting or  (B) Morris
    Dancers or  (C) In the Land of Faeries?  or (D). All or None of the
    Above? How do ancient traditions fit into modern life, and do we
    want them to?

 Sunday    11am     Mythpunk
        Debra Doyle    
        Gregory Feeley    
        Greer Gilman    
        Theodora Goss    
        Michael Swanwick    

    Wikipedia says,"Described as a subgenre of mythic fiction,
    Catherynne M. Valente uses the term "mythpunk" to define a brand of
    speculative fiction which starts in folklore and myth and adds
    elements of postmodern fantastic techniques: urban fantasy,
    confessional poetry, nonlinear storytelling, linguistic
    calisthenics, worldbuilding, and academic fantasy. Writers whose
    works would fall under the mythpunk label are Valente, Ekaterina
    Sedia, Theodora Goss, and Sonya Taaffe." And what do WE say?

 Sunday    1pm     SCA: Living the Modern Middle Ages      
        Karen Anderson        (M)
        Greer Gilman    
        Robert Kuhn    
        Jennifer Pelland    
        Faye Ringel    

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