Context26 – Best. Event. Ever.

Thought it was going to be a disaster. There were miscommunications and mixups over panel assignments. I couldn’t find my room reservation information and the Holiday Inn 800 number said I had no reservation and made me one at double the convention price because all the convention rooms were booked.

Nevertheless, T and I loaded up our stuff and went, because we trust Context.

The trust was not misplaced. Nick Winks had assigned us panels where we were able to both learn and contribute. T did a reading that resulted in a book sale.

Oh, and the hotel? At the actual hotel, it turned out that I had made a reservation, they had two reservations for me, one at the low price and one at the high price, and they cancelled the high-priced one on the spot without the late-cancellation penalty. So here’s a shout-out to the Holiday Inn Worthington and its entire staff. Well done, you!

We saw some familiar faces and met some new friends.

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Eric (Chris) Garrison and happy friend.
MichelleBrown
Michelle Brown and her evil cupcakes, about whom more anon.
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R. J. Sullivan and his haunted books.
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Denise Verrico apologizing for Cedric the badass vampire courtesan not being in attendance.

T, Tony Acree, Babs Mountjoy, and I took turns watching the table, with a little help from our fellow vendors.THoldsFortAs you can possibly see, I sold out of The Fall of Onagros, Book 1 of the SAGE trilogy.

Many of us squoze into a Usual Suspects picture.UsualSuspectsA fine time was had by all. We can’t wait for next year’s Context, and we’re all Facebook befriending one another in the meantime.

Special bonus nonsense: Anyone (besides #4 daughter) who can tell me why I took this picture wins a big fat shiny no-prize.griswoldA WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: There is a mixup in a reservation of some kind.

MA

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I was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but now live in the woods in southern Indiana. Though I only write fiction, I love to read non-fiction. The more I learn about this world, the more fantastic I see it is.

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  1. Tony Acree

    October 6, 2013 at 9:43pm

    I had a great time sharing the table with a group of wonderfully talented women. What more could a guy ask? If you are a writer of speculative fiction and have not attended Context, you need to do so. I’ll be back next year.

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      Marian Allen

      October 7, 2013 at 8:42am

      Always a pleasure to work alongside you, Tony! And you’re right: Context is one I would hate to miss. Sounds like Archon is one I need to add!

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