I love London and happily spent the past two weeks there visiting friends, eating some excellent meals, doing business, watching episodes of A Touch of Frost with J & J. (Clute), doing the tourist thing--something I haven't done in decades by going to the Tower of London with John (Clute) and on the London Eye, with Pat Cadigan and Paul McAuley, ( Read more... )

I take off for World Horror, Odysseycon,Wales, and London in between until April 6th. I've no idea how often I'll be online --it depends on time and access to wifi.

When I get back I'll post the 50 Honorable Mentions that made it into the print Best Horror of the Year, volume 2 and see if I can post the rest of them in sections (so that they don' ( Read more... )

My flights back from Radcon yesterday were all screwed up because the plane I was meant to take from Pasco, WA to Denver and then on home was delayed in San Francisco, supposedly because of fog. (various SF residents have said "what"? But hey, that's what we were told. So my flight was three hours late, I missed the connection in Denver to NY and ( Read more... )

and still dripping from the humidity, despite the fact my air-conditioner is on.

Freaking out a bit because I've too much to do before leaving tomorrow. I've got a very busy schedule (Friday may be the worst)so don't know how often I'll be posting, if at all.

Back Tuesday night.

It's a weirdly crazy NYC summer that's more like tropical --sunny then downpour in the afternoon and then more sun ( Read more... )

June 12-14 is the Stoker weekend taking place in Burbank--I'll be there from Thursday late afternoon on (although only staying at the hotel Friday and Saturday nights ( Read more... )

I usually travel to London annually in the winter when the fares are down, staying with my second family (the Clutes) in Camden Town and visiting with them, La Cadigan, Paul McAuley, Rob Holdstock Kim Newman, and hordes of other Londoners and those in other counties/countries passing through (like Lisa Tuttle from Scotland and/or Caroline Oakley ( Read more... )