We love Miscon. Alright, alright. Those of you who haven’t been are sitting there thinking “What’s Miscon? Where’s that?” Well, let’s start with this: it’s in Missoula. And it’s one of the best small cons there is. Yes, Missoula. Deal with it. I have a theory of why this convention is so awesome. You see,…
Year: 2017
Westboro Wannabes Picket Norwescon
So, I’m in my hotel room at Norwescon. I don’t have a dealer table, and my panel appearances are kinda limited, so I’m making the best of it by getting as much done on Black Powder Goddess as I can. I’m deep into revisionland when all of a sudden a load, distorted voice from a…
The Stupidity of Faith
There is little in the art of writing lazier than faith as a plot point. See if these lines seem familiar: “All we can do now is believe in X” (Where X is the protagonist or, sometimes, the plucky sidekick–usually uttered when X is off doing momentous things and there’s a group of people basically…
Federal 2.0 – the Progressive Solution to the Current Government
Any time you have a problem, you have to boil that problem down to its bare essence. And the problem that progressives have, right now is not that the President totally opposes them. It’s not that Congress opposes them. It’s not the voters, it’s not “fake news,” and it’s not racism. All of those things…