Arisia Schedule (Now With the Freak Out Bits in BOLD!)

[csecooney]

Reading: Brusso, Cooney, & Graykin
Hale
Writing
Fri 7:00 PM
Duration: 01:15
Authors Charlene Brusso, C.S.E. Cooney, and Justine Graykin read selections from their works.

Alas that one of our stalwart trio is down with Cap'n Trips, which is apparently sweeping Boston like it did in alt-reality 1990 c/o Stephen King. Justine

Comments

[negothick]

Are you taking the Commuter Rail from Wickford Junction? Brand new (well, 2012) service, and I hope to try it out on Monday morning. But I don't know anything about that train.

Boston's public transport is NOT easy or intuitive: the song "Charlie on the MTA" has a strong basis in truth. But luckily for you, getting to the Westin IS easy. The commuter rail train ends in South Station (you can't possibly oversleep the stop). From there, just follow signs to "The Silver Line" (There are signs. I've seen them myself). Take The Silver Line ( a strange sort of hybrid underground tunnel bus. Really)just a few stops to the one marked World Trade Center. Take escalators up several levels. Look for a silver metal sculpture of a horse. At that point, you should see the Westin Hotel in the not-too-far-distance.

[csecooney]

Thank you. Silver Line. World Trade Center. Escalators. Horse. Sure. Got it. GULP!

[csecooney]

Oh, I'm... taking something called a T-train from Julia's house in Arlington? So I don't know. I know nothing. Julia will tell me. I trust Julia.

[ckd]

You'll be fine. You get on the Red Line subway near Julia's, and you're at one end of the line so you can't accidentally go the wrong way! (There are two branches at the other end, but you get off before the branch so any train will do.)

Ride that until it gets to South Station (9 stops). At South Station, follow the signs for "Silver Line to Airport". Get on any Silver Line bus at that platform, because (again) you're getting off before the routes split. Take that two stops to World Trade Center.

At WTC, follow the exit signs. Once you come through the fare gates you will see an escalator in front of you. Take the escalators up to the top level of the station; when you get off the last escalator you will be facing the Westin. Walk toward it. :-)

[ckd]

Non-transportation related comments:

I will be at the Discworld at 30 panel (despite the uncivilized time) for the same reason you will. (I cheat, though; I'm staying at the hotel, so I can sleep a little bit longer and still make it.) I'll also see you at What SF/F Series Should I Begin With?

(Also: have room, have this, can find time to combine them if desired. Let me know.)

[csecooney]

Thanks so much - for the directions and the offer. Probably, what with the plague and all, I'll be keeping physical contact to an absolute minimum. :)

[pameladean]

Cecilia Tan is a nice person to sign autographs next to or to stand in line with. These are the only contexts in which I have met her, but she is nice and talkative and really doesn't care if she has published more books than you have. If you are autographing with her, you are okay by her.

P.

[csecooney]

Thank you! That is a breath of relief. I'm just over-reacting. It'll be fine.