I’m not doing AC, and not just because of COVID 

First, the bare business bones: I will not be attending/vending at AnthroCon this year, despite having a membership rolled over from 2020. It was a hard and gut-wrenching decision, I will miss my friends there deeply, and I sincerely hope the con does well, and everyone has a great time and doesn’t get sick. Second, …

Grimby Grats – August 2019

Grimby’s Gratitude – Comic-Con 18/31 the E-Newsletter of Goldeen Ogawa • Issue 21, August 2019 Originally posted for Patrons on August 2 on Patreon What have I done? Cleanups for “Sir Camilla” (The Camilliad, Book 4) “Blueberry Eater” standalone Released eBook of Driving Arcana Rotation Five Interior illustrations for The Aubergine Spellbook (Felpz Volume III) At-con commissions for AnthroCon What am I doing? Cleanups …

The Monday after Norwescon

Monday morning after a con is a surreal experience. You drift through empty halls and past quiet coffee kiosks, where just the day before were thronged crowds in colorful costumes and lines of tired people bedecked with ribboned badges stretching around corners and into said hall. The memory of a hundred voices amplifies the silence, …

Iceland and the Future

I am writing this in Keflavik airport, and I hate it here. Luckily we will be leaving soon. Let us speak no more about it. Instead, let me tell you about Iceland and the Future. Iceland was gorgeous. Majestic and stark and frightening and beautiful. I am much obliged to Icebike Adventures who took us …

The Half-Arsed Helsinki Post

I’m writing this in the little dining area across from Upper Crust in Helsinki-Vantaa Int. Airport, with about 30 minutes to boarding, since I just know once we get done with Iceland this incredible weekend will be blown from my mind. With that in mind: WorldCon75 was absolutely magical, fun, exciting, and overwhelming in the …