Back from Convergence

I'm back from Convergence. It was quite fun. I met a few interesting people, got yelled at for sleeping in a chair, and served on some panels. I also got a chance to meet Len Wein, a comics writer and editor. I thanked him for making my childhood fun. It was neat to meet someone who made a positive impact on your life. I felt the way I did when I met Harlan Ellison last year and he signed my copy of "City on the Edge of Forever." Interestingly: I met him in the bathroom at Convergence. I seem to run into celebrities in the can on a fairly regular basis. Last year, I almost knocked over Garrison Keilor when he was coming out of the bathroom at the University of Minnesota.

The meeting also made me think about how to deal with celebrities. I think the important thing to do is to simply thank them if you liked their work. They're people too and will enjoy knowing that they had a good influence on you.

In addition, I said hello to several writers that I know: Hillary Moon Murphy, Jason Wittman, Roy and Cynthia Booth, Michael Merriam, and Karl Worf. I also met somebody new, Heidi Waterhouse. (I think that's her name.)

Roy and I also talked about finally finishing up work on Primetime and getting it out to people. I'm heading up to Northern Minnesota soon.



I also served on several panels.

1. I served on the Literature and Sexuality panel. I was definitely out gunned by the people on the comm.

2. I served on Classic Literature and Speculative Literature. I think I made better contributions there. One of the audience members asked some great questions.

3.I served on the Guilty Pleasures Panel. I already feel guilty about it.

It's all good. Tired, though.

Doug