I must confess, I usually plan my Halloween costume months in advance, but this time I simply didn't have the opportunity. So a couple weeks before the event, I went to the Salvation Army, on an unseasonably stuffy day, and browsed the racks until I found something that sparked an idea. The process was sort of like this: "Hmm, with the right ( Read more... )

Saturday was the last time the Otakon staff met before the convention, a session traditionally known as the Panic Meeting. It was held at the Holiday Inn in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The Gryphon and I got a ride down with The Dormouse on a wretchedly hot day, which is probably what we can expect at Otakon itself in a couple weeks.

( The low-down on the meeting and my internal monologue. )

Saturday, I met for coffee with fellow Philadelphia area poet, Peter Krok, who is the poetry director of the Manayunk Art Center (MAC) and editor of the Schuylkill Valley Journal. He's also got a new poetry book out, Looking for an Eye.

( More on our meeting and my subsequent errands. )