Going to Comicpalooza 2024

I know. I'm usually quiet to begin with, but then I went dead silent after the COVID lockdown. Why? As far as I know, lockdown has ended Wordfest. It has also forced me to convert my face-to-face classes into online classes. Then, my workplace forced me to convert my Blackboard classes into Canvas classes. Then, just when I thought I could get back to my writing life, ChatGPT and a host of similar AI programs happened, and I have to redo a bunch of lessons to accommodate the change. (Can you believe I had a student use AI to reply to a Discussion Board assignment that was merely asking how he was doing? The dependency is frightening!) Anyway, I haven't given up on my writing life. I still do a little bit whenever I get the chance, and now there's finally something worth blogging about! I have been invited to be a panelist on the literature track at Comicpalooza 2024! Comicpalooza is a large annual, multi-genre, comic book, science fiction, anime, gaming, and pop culture convention held in Houston. Past guests to the festival have included William Shatner, Emilia Clarke, Ming-na Wen, and Chuck Norris. The festival will run from May 24-26, 2024. Hope to see you there!