P1060895 Karen's son Matthew and Scott Lynch
at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's
Date: 08/13/2009
at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060897 Nancy Hightower and Patrice Sarath
at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's
Date: 08/13/2009
at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060901 Troyce Wilson, Martha Wells, and Nancy Hightower
at the hotel bar after the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner
Date: 08/13/2009
at the hotel bar after the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060898 Rani Graff and Sharon Shinn
Rani Graff, a science fiction editor from Israel, and Sharon Shinn at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's
Date: 08/13/2009
Rani Graff, a science fiction editor from Israel, and Sharon Shinn at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060904 J. Kathleen Cheney
who usually goes by Janet, at the hotel bar after the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner.
Date: 08/13/2009
who usually goes by Janet, at the hotel bar after the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060905 Martha Wells, Nancy Hightower, Stina Leicht, Melissa Tyler
at the hotel bar after the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner
Date: 08/13/2009
at the hotel bar after the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060909 Nancy Hightower and the Consuite sheep
It's an eerily human-like sheep. Surely makes you do a double take. Scott Lynch later observed the sheep's human hands may be what's tricking the eye. Not surprisingly, it was reported that on Saturday night a drunk person sat down to talk to the sheep.
Date: 08/13/2009
It's an eerily human-like sheep. Surely makes you do a double take. Scott Lynch later observed the sheep's human hands may be what's tricking the eye. Not surprisingly, it was reported that on Saturday night a drunk person sat down to the sheep and talked to her for a while before realizing who he was talking to. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060910 Sharon Shinn and Rani Graff
Sharon Shinn and Rani Graff, a science fiction editor from Israel, at the Consuite after the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner. This is when the conversation turned to trashy bodice rippers with Navy Seals, and teletubbies.
Date: 08/13/2009
Sharon Shinn and Rani Graff, a science fiction editor from Israel, at the Consuite after the pre-ArmadilloCon dinner. This is when the conversation turned to trashy bodice rippers (most female writers and fans here enthusiastically admitted liking them), Navy Seals, and teletubbies. Fortunately, trashy bodice rippers with Navy Seals in them didn't also have teletubbies. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060913 Last preparations in the Consuite
Patrice Sarath, Dan, Wendy and Sharon Shinn attach lanyards to convention badges, all the while continuing a conversation about bodice rippers, especially those featuring Navy Seals. :-)
Date: 08/13/2009
Patrice Sarath, Dan, Wendy and Sharon Shinn attach lanyards to convention badges, all the while continuing a conversation about bodice rippers, especially those featuring Navy Seals. :-) Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060887 Laura Domitz, Scott Zrubek and Scott Lynch
at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's
Date: 08/13/2009
at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060888 Karen Meschke, Sara Felix, Don Webb and Laura Domitz
at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's
Date: 08/13/2009
at a pre-ArmadilloCon dinner at Serrano's. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060921 Jim Frenkel and Matthew Bey
read Space Squid, Matthew Bey's fanzine, on Friday morning before the writers' workshop.
Date: 08/14/2009
read Space Squid, Matthew Bey's fanzine, on Friday morning before the writers' workshop. Read more in my blog.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060921 Scott Lynch and Martin Wagner
chat before the writers' workshop.
Date: 08/14/2009
chat before the writers' workshop. Read more in my blog.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060985 Martha Wells and Sharon Shinn
In the "City Building: Creating a city that both works for your story, and makes sense for the world it is in" panel.
Date: 08/15/2009
In the "City Building: Creating a city that both works for your story, and makes sense for the world it is in" panel. Read more about this panel -- or why a fantasy writer should develop an interest in solid waste management -- in my blog.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 writers' workshop in this post. And here is a link to all my blog posts about ArmadilloCon 2009.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 writers' workshop in this post. And here is a link to all my blog posts about ArmadilloCon 2009.
P1060986 Scott Lynch, Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Rob Rogers, and Vincent Docherty
In the "City Building: Creating a city that both works for your story, and makes sense for the world it is in" panel.
Date: 08/15/2009
In the "City Building: Creating a city that both works for your story, and makes sense for the world it is in" panel. Read more about this panel -- or why a fantasy writer should develop an interest in solid waste management -- in my blog.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 writers' workshop in this post. And here is a link to all my blog posts about ArmadilloCon 2009.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 writers' workshop in this post. And here is a link to all my blog posts about ArmadilloCon 2009.
P1060957 Jenny Blackford
at the Meet The Pros party after the opening ceremony.
Date: 08/14/2009
at the Meet The Pros party after the opening ceremony. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060959 Sara Cooper
at the Meet The Pros party after the opening ceremony.
Date: 08/14/2009
at the Meet The Pros party after the opening ceremony. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060940 Lauren, Sally, and others
At the writers' workshop, first row: Lauren and Sally. Back row: an unidentified person and Marian.
Date: 08/14/2009
At the writers' workshop, first row: Lauren and Sally. Back row: an unidentified person and Marian Moore. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 writers' workshop in my blog. And here is a link to all my blog posts about ArmadilloCon 2009.
P1060948 Keith, Neal, and Sharon
Keith, Neal, and Sharon -- 3/5ths of the writers' workshop group I was in.
Date: 08/14/2009
Keith, Neal, and Sharon -- 3/5ths of the writers' workshop group I was in. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 writers' workshop in my blog. And here is a link to all my blog posts about ArmadilloCon 2009.
P1060951 Nick, Neal, and Keith
Nick, Neal, Keith -- 3/5ths of the writers' workshop group I was in.
Date: 08/14/2009
Nick, Neal, and Keith -- 3/5ths of the writers' workshop group I was in. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 writers' workshop in my blog. And here is a link to all my blog posts about ArmadilloCon 2009.
P1060975 Russell and Jenny Blackford
at the Meet The Pros party after the opening ceremony.
Date: 08/14/2009
at the Meet The Pros party after the opening ceremony. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060925 Doug, a student in the writers' workshop.
Date: 08/14/2009
Read more about the writers' workshop in my blog.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060926 Writers' workshop students
The right side of the class. There were just as many on the left side.
Date: 08/14/2009
The right side of the class. There were just as many on the left side. Read more about the writers' workshop in my blog.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060928 Audrey Lockwood, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and Nicole Duson
Audrey Lockwood, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and Nicole Duson in the writers' workshop.
Date: 08/14/2009
Audrey Lockwood, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and Nicole Duson in the writers' workshop. Read more about the writers' workshop in my blog.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060977 Joan Vinge, Kurt Baty, and Jenny Blackford
at the Meet The Pros party after the opening ceremony.
Date: 08/14/2009
at the Meet The Pros party after the opening ceremony. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060979 Susan Froebel and Katherine Eliska Kimbriel
late Friday night in the ConSuite. In the foreground, Scott Lynch's hands -- probably signing books?
Date: 08/14/2009
late Friday night in the ConSuite. In the foreground, Scott Lynch's hands -- probably signing books? Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060980 Scott Lynch, Susan Froebel and Katherine Eliska Kimbriel
late Friday night in the ConSuite.
Date: 08/14/2009
late Friday night in the ConSuite. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1060983 Ann Aguirre and Russell Blackford
late Friday night in the ConSuite.
Date: 08/14/2009
late Friday night in the ConSuite. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my blog.
P1070005 Taylor Anderson, Ann Aguirre, Joan Vinge, and Chris Roberson
in the Aliens! panel -- what should a science fiction writer keep in mind when creating an alien race?
Date: 08/15/2009
in the Aliens! panel -- what should a science fiction writer keep in mind when creating an alien race? Read about it in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070011 In the hotel bar
Lawrence, a girl whose name I forgot (Kate?), Josh Rountree, Eric Marin, Mikal Trimm.
Date: 08/15/2009
Lawrence, a girl whose name I forgot (Kate?), Josh Rountree, Eric Marin, Mikal Trimm. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070016 Unidentified girl and guy with matching dreadlocks
(his dreadlocks were hidden under his hat) at the Space Squid party.
Date: 08/15/2009
(his dreadlocks were hidden under his hat) at the Space Squid party. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070019 Mark B. Hall, Scott Bobo, and Mike Walsh
at the Texas in 2013 bid party -- a party to promote a bid to bring WorldCon to Texas in 2013.
Date: 08/15/2009
at the Texas in 2013 bid party -- a party to promote a bid to bring WorldCon to Texas in 2013. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070025 ConDFW party
Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Todd Caldwell, Jimmy Simpson and Rhonda Eudaly Simpson in bunny slippers at the ConDFW party
Date: 08/15/2009
Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Todd Caldwell, Jimmy Simpson and Rhonda Eudaly Simpson at the ConDFW party at ArmadilloCon. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts: http://sfragments.blogspot.com/search/label/ArmadilloCon%202009 . Feel free to tag untagged people in the pictures.
P1060963 Howard Waldrop receives an award
Left to right: Fred, an unidentified guy, Sally Hamilton, A. Lee Martinez, Rick Klaw, and an unidentified guy watch Howard Waldrop receive a Jack Trevor Story Memorial Prize.
Date: 08/14/2009
Left to right: Fred, an unidentified guy, Sally Hamilton, A. Lee Martinez, Rick Klaw, and an unidentified guy watch Howard Waldrop receive a Jack Trevor Story Memorial Prize. I never heard of such a prize, and from where I stood it looked like a mug scrawled with a child's handwriting -- not very prestigious at a first glance. Jayme Lynn Blaschke explained what this prize was about in his blog entry.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060969 Michael and Linda Moorcock
present Howard Waldrop with a Jack Trevor Story Memorial Prize.
Date: 08/14/2009
present Howard Waldrop with a Jack Trevor Story Memorial Prize. I never heard of such a prize, and from where I stood it looked like a mug scrawled with a child's handwriting -- not very prestigious at a first glance. Jayme Lynn Blaschke explained what this prize was about in his blog entry.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060995 What You Should Have Read panelists
Willie Siros, Thomas Martin Wagner, and Eric Marin give their recommendations of best recent science fiction and fantasy books on the What You Should Have Read This Year panel.
Date: 08/15/2009
Willie Siros, Thomas Martin Wagner, and Eric Marin give their recommendations of best recent science fiction and fantasy books on the What You Should Have Read This Year panel. The list of recommended books is here.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1060996 What You Should Have Read panelists
Madeleine Dimond, Willie Siros, Thomas Martin Wagner, and Eric Marin give their recommendations of best recent science fiction and fantasy books on the What You Should Have Read This Year panel.
Date: 08/15/2009
Madeleine Dimond, Willie Siros, Thomas Martin Wagner, and Eric Marin give their recommendations of best recent science fiction and fantasy books on the What You Should Have Read This Year panel. The list of recommended books is here.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070026 Jimmy Simpson and Rhonda Eudaly
The bunny-slippered Jimmy Simpson and Rhonda Eudaly at the ConDFW party.
Date: 08/15/2009
The bunny-slippered Jimmy Simpson and Rhonda Eudaly at the ConDFW party. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070022 Matthew Bey with a cooling coil
at the Space Squid party. I was told that you could put this coil in a glass of beer, and it would cool it down, but it took a very long time.
Date: 08/15/2009
at the Space Squid party. I was told that you could put this coil in a glass of beer, and it would cool it down, but it took a very long time. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070021 A cooling coil
at the Space Squid party. I was told that you could put this coil in a glass of beer, and it would cool it down, but it took a very long time. I was content just to grab a beer from an ice cooler instead.
Date: 08/15/2009
at the Space Squid party. I was told that you could put this coil in a glass of beer, and it would cool it down, but it took a very long time. I was content just to grab a beer from an ice cooler instead. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070020 Wade (?) and Pat Virzi
at the Texas in 2013 bid party.
Date: 08/15/2009
at the Texas in 2013 bid party. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070023 A. Lee Martinez and Scott Lynch
at the ConDFW party
Date: 08/15/2009
at the ConDFW party at ArmadilloCon. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070028 A. Lee Martinez, Scott Lynch, Bethe and Richard Bugbee
at the ConDFW party
Date: 08/15/2009
at the ConDFW party. at ArmadilloCon. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070034 Wade (?), Mark Hall, Keith West, and Todd Caldwell
at the ConDFW party.
Date: 08/15/2009
at the ConDFW party at ArmadilloCon. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070042 Scott Lynch and Stina Leicht
at the Consuite.
Date: 08/16/2009
at the Consuite. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070035 Rosemary Clement-Moore and Todd Caldwell
at ApolloCon party. At the table in the corner, Katy Pace is giving out jello shots.
Date: 08/16/2009
at ApolloCon party. At the table in the corner, Katy Pace is giving out jello shots. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070036 Rosemary Clement-Moore and Todd Caldwell
at ApolloCon party. At the table in the corner, Katy Pace is giving out jello shots.
Date: 08/16/2009
at ApolloCon party. In the corner behind the table, Katy Pace is giving out jello shots. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070037 Frisbee in the hallway
The AggieCon party suite door on Saturday night appeared closed, but several people outside it were playing frisbee in the hallway.
Date: 08/16/2009
The AggieCon party suite on Saturday night appeared closed, but several people outside it were playing frisbee in the hallway. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070039 Frisbee in the hallway
The AggieCon party suite on Saturday night appeared closed, but several people outside it were playing frisbee in the hallway.
Date: 08/16/2009
The AggieCon party suite on Saturday night appeared closed, but several people outside it were playing frisbee in the hallway. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in my series of blog posts.
P1070046 Bob Mahoney explains orbital mechanics
The two hula hoops are possible orbits of a hypothetical spaceship orbiting the globe.
Date: 08/16/2009
The two hula hoops are possible orbits of a hypothetical spaceship orbiting the globe. Read more about the Orbital Mechanics panel in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070057 Bob Mahoney illustrates gravity-gradient stabilization
The ruler is a spaceship in orbit. The tidal forces pull its upper end outward and the lower end down, so it stays put in orbit.
Date: 08/16/2009
The ruler is a spaceship in orbit. The tidal forces pull its upper end outward and the lower end down, so it stays put in orbit. Gravity-gradient stabilization also makes neat things like spaceship tethering possible. Read more about it, and Bob Mahoney's visual explanation of the basics of orbital mechanics in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070046 Visualisation of a spacecraft's trajectory
Bob Mahoney, the author of "Damned to Heaven" (center), and two volunteers demonstrate a hyperbolic trajectory on which a spacecraft approaches a planet. This gave Bob an opportunity to make a joke "here, grab my asymptote".
Date: 08/16/2009
Bob Mahoney, the author of "Damned to Heaven" (center), and two volunteers from the audience demonstrate a hyperbolic trajectory on which a spacecraft approaches a planet. A hyperbole has asymptotes. So as Bob handed Patrick a styrofoam noodle for this visualisation, he had an opportunity to make a joke "here, grab my asymptote".
Read more about the Orbital Mechanics panel in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about the Orbital Mechanics panel in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1060989 "Back To The Moon" panel
Joe McKinney, William Ledbetter, John Gibbons and Ken Murphy on "Back To The Moon" panel.
Date: 08/15/2009
Joe McKinney, William Ledbetter, John Gibbons and Ken Murphy on "Back To The Moon" panel. Some interesting things said by Ken Murphy on this panel are mentioned in my blog
P1070065 C. J. Mills and Steve Wilson
C. J. Mills and Steve Wilson kick off "Stump the Panel" with an object I brought, a mini electronic game, a keychain trinket that some company was giving away for free at a tech fair I visited.
Date: 08/16/2009
C. J. Mills and Steve Wilson kick off "Stump the Panel" with an object I brought, a mini electronic game, a keychain trinket that some company was giving away for free at a tech fair I visited. On "Stump the Panel", audience asks panelists to come up with science-fictional uses for the items they brought. C. J. and Steve both thought this was some kind of remote controller for an alien weapon.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070069 Steve Wilson with a pez dispenser
Steve Wilson brought a pez dispenser in the shape of a character from Ratatouille to "Stump The Panel". Click on the image to find out its science-fictional interpretation.
Date: 08/16/2009
Steve Wilson brought a pez dispenser in the shape of a character from Ratatouille to "Stump The Panel", an event that presents series of challenges to the panelists to find science-fictional uses for everyday objects. Chris Roberson thinks this pez dispenser is an oracle. You ask it a question, and its head tilts back to reveal an answer coming from its neck. The answer will be yes, no, or pez. So you have to formulate the question really carefully.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070072 Chris Roberson with a blue neti pot
at "Stump The Panel". Chris Roberson thinks this neti pot may play a role in fertility rituals. Steve Wilson thinks it extracts something from your brain through your nose.
Date: 08/16/2009
at "Stump The Panel", an event that presents series of challenges to the panelists to find science-fictional uses for everyday objects. Chris Roberson thinks this neti pot may play a role in fertility rituals. Steve Wilson thinks it extracts something from your brain through your nose.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070075 Steve Wilson and a robotic squirrel
at "Stump The Panel". Someone in the audience thinks this metallic nutcracker squirrel teaches aliens not to molest the local wildlife.
Date: 08/16/2009
at "Stump The Panel", an event that presents series of challenges to the panelists to find science-fictional uses for everyday objects. Someone in the audience thinks this metallic nutcracker squirrel teaches aliens not to molest the local wildlife.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070095 Brigid with a Munchkin game piece
Brigid, a girl from the audience, holds a Munchkin game piece on "Stump The Panel". C. J. Mills thinks these pieces are lumberjacks that you rehydrate when you come to the forest. A woman from the audience says they are snacks for a gnome-eating
Date: 08/16/2009
Brigid, a girl from the audience, holds a Munchkin game piece on "Stump The Panel", an event that presents series of challenges to the panelists to find science-fictional uses for everyday objects. C. J. Mills thinks these pieces are lumberjacks that you rehydrate when you come to the forest. A woman from the audience says they are snacks for a gnome-eating alien.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070098 Chris Roberson with an ethernet hub
on "Stump The Panel". You'll have to click on the image to find out what he thought this ethernet hub was. Be warned, you may be a little grossed out. :-)
Date: 08/16/2009
on "Stump The Panel", an event that presents series of challenges to the panelists to find science-fictional uses for everyday objects. Chris suggested this might be a spermatozoon from an alien cybernetic giant. Found in a kleenex the size of a solar sail.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070100 C. J. Mills and Steve Wilson
hold a cable reel on "Stump The Panel". Someone from the audience suggested it's a prayer box for an orthodox giant.
Date: 08/16/2009
hold a cable reel on "Stump The Panel", an event that presents series of challenges to the panelists to find science-fictional uses for everyday objects. Someone from the audience suggested it's a prayer box for an orthodox giant.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070108 An evil-faced cell phone
on "Stump The Panel". It is unanimously decided that this phone isn't really evil, it's just charmingly possessed. It loses your messages, and texts your boyfriend at inappropriate times. C. J. Mills thinks it's a psychic phone that lets you kno
Date: 08/16/2009
on "Stump The Panel", an event that presents series of challenges to the panelists to find science-fictional uses for everyday objects. It is unanimously decided that this phone isn't really evil, it's just charmingly possessed. It loses your messages, and texts your boyfriend at inappropriate times. C. J. Mills thinks it's a psychic phone that lets you know exactly when opportunity is.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070096 C. J. Mills with Munchkin game pieces
on "Stump The Panel". C. J. Mills thinks these pieces are lumberjacks that you rehydrate when you come to the forest. A woman from the audience says they are snacks for a gnome-eating alien.
Date: 08/16/2009
one of the challenges on "Stump The Panel", an event where the panelists are asked to find science-fictional uses for everyday objects. C. J. Mills thinks these pieces are lumberjacks that you rehydrate when you come to the forest. A woman from the audience says they are snacks for a gnome-eating alien.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
Read more about "Stump the Panel" in my blog. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070008 Keith Hood and Dan Tannenbaum
at the "8 minutes" hospitality suite, hosted by Dan Tannenbaum, the organizer of the "8 Minutes" anthology contest.
Date: 08/15/2009
at the "8 minutes" hospitality suite, hosted by Dan Tannenbaum, the organizer of the "8 Minutes" anthology contest. Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
P1070009 Dystopia Press
Mark Long of Dystopia Press, and his wife Melody (?)
Date: 08/15/2009
Mark Long of Dystopia Press, and his wife Melody (?). Read more about ArmadilloCon 2009 in this series of blog posts.
