Category Archives: Conventions & events

Sci-Fi holiday party

I spent the evening with the Research Triangle Science Fiction Society at their annual holiday party. I got to see some familiar faces, meet a few new ones, and hang with Sam Montgomery-Blinn, editor of Bull Spec magazine and keeper … Continue reading

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Brigid’s Jewels and the fire of inspiration

Jewelry and storytelling are two of my lifelong passions. At a very young age, I realized that jewelry was more than just a shiny thing or an expensive gift. It was a symbolic language, telling tales of who we are, what … Continue reading

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Can’t Stop the Serenity

I am a Browncoat. May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one. For six years, I’ve been involved in the Can’t Stop the Serenity worldwide charity screenings for Equality Now. The screening in my … Continue reading

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Maker Faire NC is June 18, 2011

I’ll be at the Maker Faire in Raleigh, at the NC State Fairgrounds, on Saturday June 18, not as an author but as a founding member of the Triangle Jewelry Makers. We will have displays of finished jewelry and demonstrations … Continue reading

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Notes from NASFiC

I met several lovely people this week at the North American Science Fiction Convention. * Craig Cummings, creator of marvelous steampunk regalia and impromptu master of ceremonies at the Steampunk Fashion Show. * John G. Hemry, author of the Stark’s War, Paul … Continue reading

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