#pemmicon — Public Fediverse posts

Episode 98 is just aboot right, eh? We have a stunt Liz in the form of @klepsydra and a stunt lizard adorning @bohemiancoast’s cover art. We discuss the fan funds, we discuss NASFiC, and we have an excerpt from Sandra’s TAFF report which is most excellent. To cap it all off, @johncoxon squees about A City on Mars by Kelly and @ZachWeinersmith. Listen here! https://octothorpe.podbean.com/e/98-finally-manitoba/

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And it's out! The #Anthology with the story I read at #Readercon and #Pemmicon/#Nasfic drops today. #WritersOfMastodon #AuthorsOfMastodon
#AmWritingFantasy #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #WritingLife #Writers #Authors #Fiction #Anthologies #ShortStory #Bookstodon

https://waterdragonpublishing.com/product/dragon-gems-summer-2023/

@heatherrosejones Yeah, I was also surprised at the lack of respect for the masking rules. Most room parties had lots of bare faces, and no air filtration set up. Even the con suite parties, with patio access, were held indoors! #PemmiCon #COVID_19

First post- #PemmiCon Covid test is negative. I have to say that my overall impression is that Canadians have entirely given up on masking. Virtually no masking in the airport (not that SFO was *that* much better). A lot of surprise or grumbling from folks at the con along the lines of "is anyone actually doing that any more?" (Despite the clear advance communications from the con.) And one person telling me Sunday evening, "You can take it off, now the con's over." *bewildered*

Heading home from Winnipeg! Fingers crossed for a straightforward journey! #PemmiCon #NASFIC

@daviddlevine
One of the other floors goes full children's hospital color theory, with that same color pattern but in red. Downright bloody. #PemmiCon #NASFiC

My reading at #PemmiCon #NASFIC went well! I had 7-8 folks (a pretty good turnout given the small size of the convention and the lateness in the con) and got the following toot from @klepsydra:

Scenes from #PemmiCon #NASFIC

I keep feeling that I need to step over these extension cords to get into my room. #PemmiCon #NASFIC

Last day at #PemmiCon / #NASFIC . I have a panel at 11:30 in Charleswood B on Writing Support. I assume I am on there to talk about critique groups, as I've been in many. Co-panelists: Mark Painter, Michael Haynes, Christine Taylor-Butler, and Nisi Shawl. Then I have a 1 PM Kaffeklatsche in the Fort Garry room (hotel 3rd floor). It's simultaneous with three others in the same space, including Robert Sawyer's. If anyone is still around this late in the con, please come by and hang out.

@ludibriumventis just seeing this (I'm terrible at socials when at con). You did the David v. Goliath panel, yes? We even had a panel together, I think.... I'm a kindred spirit. When younger, I was a competitive fencer....
#NASFiC2023 #PemmiCon

My panel today at #NASFIC / #PemmiCon is at 4 in York 4: The Next Pandemic, with Perrianne Lurie, Eli K.P. William, Snail Scott, and I. #AmWritingSciFi #AmWritingScienceFiction #WritersOfMastodon #AuthorsOfMastodon #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #WritingLife #Fiction #Writers #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction #Writing

#pemmicon @pemmi-con #nasfic

Did my best and connected to the zoom link for my 8:30 panel tonight, but all I got was the "Waiting for the host to let you in" screen. Stuck it out for half an hour trying to find out what was going on, but eventually gave up.

Hope tomorrow goes better.

#pemmicon @pemmi-con #nasfic If you're wondering where I am, I'm at home in Toronto, really sick with what the doctors are saying is not covid. I messaged the con that I would not be physically attending on Tuesday but got no reply. I've at least got my voice back now so I plan to attend my panels by Zoom if it's technically feasible. My first tonight is the Science Discovery Thunderdome. Hope to (virtually) see you there!

According to Philip John Currie Professor of Palaeobiology, T. rex arms were short (and also their head bones were hollow) to aid balance and speed, allowing a smaller tail to counterbalance for a bipedal stance. Also the arms were small only by comparison — they could press over 700 lbs! #NASFiC #PemmiCon

@pemmicon, when Zoom details become available to us Pemmi-Con members, where will they be? Will they be visible in Grenadine? Will there be a news item at Recent News at https://main.pemmi-con.ca/?

[Late edit: Pemmi-Con has now amended this situation by causing Grenadine to e-mail out Zoom links to, I assume, attending and virtual members. Hurrah!]

It would also be helpful if the latter section of the con's main Web page were (now) amended to say "For breaking news, check our social media" with links to the Mastodon account (and those billionaire also-ran alternatives).

I am grateful for finding your toot yesterday about Zoom problems, but was surprised there was (and still is) nothing at the con's flagship news location.

#pemmicon #nasfic

Made it safely to Canada! #NASFIC #PemmiCon

Folks at #PemmiCon/#NASFIC, tomorrow (Fri), 1:30 pm in the hotel St. James room, I'll be reading my snarky genie comic #fantasy story that's coming out July 28 in the Dragon Gems summer anthology. I'd love to have folks come. #AmWritingFiction #WritersOfMastodon #AuthorsOfMastodon #AmWritingFantasy #Author #Authors #Writer #Writers #WritingCommunity #Codex #WritingLife #Bookstodon #WritingLife #Winnipeg

And having checked my files…

Would it be misleading regarding the current state of my writing if I pulled out the opening chapter of Mistress of Shadows to do at my reading? #PemmiCon

Here's my #NASFIC #PemmiCon schedule:

Saturday 10:00 AM – 1 hour 15 minutes
Kaffeklatsche: David D. Levine
Delta Hotel – Fort Garry

Saturday 11:30 AM – 1 hour 15 minutes
Editors are Sort of Human Too, You Know!
Convention Centre – York 2

Saturday 4:00 PM – 1 hour 15 minutes
The Next Pandemic
Convention Centre – York 4

Sunday 1:00 PM – 25 minutes
Readings: David D. Levine
Delta Hotel – St. James

In addition to my #PemmiCon panels today, I've just learned I have a reading on Friday (2:30 pm, St. James room) and a Kaffeeklatsch Saturday (10:00 am, Fort Garry room). I may have some bribes to get people to come to my Kaffeeklatsch. Check it out! Please come.

On board! First class! #NASFIC #PemmiCon