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Comicpalooza 2026

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I realize it's long past by now, but I do like using this blog to keep track of my activities. I was a panelist at Comicpalooza this year, which was held May 22-24, 2026, and I was so busy at work this year that I straight up forgot to update my blog before the con. This time, I was also a writing workshop instructor, which was an interesting experience. Most of the writers turned in their submissions after the deadline, and a couple wanted to submit on the day of the workshop. As a favor to all aspiring writers, let me tell you that no editor has ever even considered my work after their deadline. If you wish to get published, please kick that habit!
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Comicpalooza 2025 Is Coming Up!

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Comicpalooza 2025 will be at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX from June 20-22, 2025. I will be on the following panels: In Defense of Tropes, Amping Up Tension, and Live Action Author Readings. Special thanks to Vijay Kale for working me into Comicpalooza's Literature Track! Looking forward to a great time!
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Comicpalooza 2024

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Comicpalooza has been an awesome experience! The passion and energy here are off the charts! Yeah, I chose the red shirt when posing in the Star Trek set since I don't think I resemble anyone who could survive an episode of the show. Anyway, today, Sunday, May 26, I am doing a fan roundtable on fantasy and a panel about the value of short fiction and poetry, and then I plan on attending a Back to the Future presentation with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Looking forward to it!
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Going to Comicpalooza 2024

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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 c...
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Immersion Speculative Fiction Anthology Book Readings, Indie Author Day 2020

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A video of my first virtual reading is available now. Virtually reading with my slideshow was a little trickier than I thought, especially as I unexpectedly ended up going first. Other authors published in the Immersion anthology also read in the video. You can view it here: https://youtu.be/XwAiULxqCAM Enjoy!
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WORDfest 4.0 Canceled

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Cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Therefore, the WORD team and I feel it is best to cancel WORDfest this year. (Ugh, 2020 is rough!)
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Writers' Retreats in Greece

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I just got back from a writer residency in Greece. Relaxing, healing, informative, and inspiring, it was absolutely what I needed! My full review is posted here.
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