I thought I'd share some pictures with my faithful readers of some of the events I've gone to in 2011.
Photo courtesy of Alyson Benoit.
Here I am at NECON in July, also known as the Northeastern Writers' Conference. That guy I'm chatting with is Ken Wood, writer (and publisher of Shock Totem magazine.) Don't we look like we're having fun?
Photo courtesy of KP Schoonover.
Here I am at Rock & Shock, waiting for the auditorium to open so I can get breakfast and a cup of coffee before Ace Frehley shows up and cleans them out of egg sandwiches. Who is that menacing guy I'm talking to? It's our friend Ken Wood, from the previous photo! At this moment, we were discussing the unusual mindset of Insane Clown Posse fans.
Photo courtesy of KP Schoonover.
Here's my friend Danny Evarts at the Hebron Fair in September. He illustrated that book in front of him, It's Okay to Be a Zombie. Normally, I would have jumped right in the picture with him, but as you can see in the background, I'm too busy talking. Who is the fascinating person that's standing just off-camera that I'm yammering with? Why, it's our old friend Ken Wood, of course! Here, we are discussing mangos.
Photo courtesy of Jason Harris.
At Anthocon 2011 in November, Ken and I had become aware of the fact that people kept snapping pictures of us talking. Yes, being a celebrity can be rough, but Ken and I decided to have some fun with it, and we staged this picture. Notice the exaggerated hand gestures? We had a good laugh over it, and then proceeded to have an hour-long conversation about anthology mills.
Photo courtesy of John McIlveen.
In early December, the New England Horror Writers hosted their annual holiday party. You can see lots of people in this photo having a good time. There I am, in my black "Bah Humbug" Santa hat, having an animated conversation...with Ken Wood (standing, in gray). Apparently, I can't shut up around this guy.
So that was my year. Ken and I talked about everything from gas prices in New England to the need for some wannabe writers to include fecal matter in all of their short stories. Apparently, it was a fascinating, year-long conversation.
My New Year's Resolution for 2012 is to try and talk to people other than Ken Wood. The problem is, there are not many people who will indulge me in a dissertation of fecal matter's place in the short story genre. I hope that all of you are able to have at least one of these discussions with Ken in 2012. As long as it doesn't interrupt ours.
Happy New Year!
Many thanks to Jason and Sarah, who are both very indulgent when Ken and I are going on and on about the ridiculousness of garden gnomes.
So that was my year. Ken and I talked about everything from gas prices in New England to the need for some wannabe writers to include fecal matter in all of their short stories. Apparently, it was a fascinating, year-long conversation.
My New Year's Resolution for 2012 is to try and talk to people other than Ken Wood. The problem is, there are not many people who will indulge me in a dissertation of fecal matter's place in the short story genre. I hope that all of you are able to have at least one of these discussions with Ken in 2012. As long as it doesn't interrupt ours.
Happy New Year!
Many thanks to Jason and Sarah, who are both very indulgent when Ken and I are going on and on about the ridiculousness of garden gnomes.
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