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Readercon 35, July 9 - 12, 2026 at the #Boston Marriott Burlington
BobDevney"The Rainseekers" looks great. Preordered!
First impressed by your reading at Readercon, panel appearances, and short stories. You're obviously one of the brightest lights in today's spec fic constellation.
[Final thought: in the con's last hours, I encounter award-winning SF writer and longtime Readercon star James Patrick Kelly in the hall — and bleat out the first thing that comes to mind]
Devney [startled]: Hey, didn't think you were here this year! I just read over your Wikipedia thingy last night.
Kelly [accurately]: Why, did you think I was dead?
Devney [busted]: Uh …
Kelly: [clutches his chest]
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[For works such as her landmark Green Bone Saga, fantasy writer Fonda Lee has thought long and hard about the corrosive effects of time on ideals, whether in rule or revolution]
It brings to mind the quote, "Either you die a hero, or you live to see yourself become a villain."
[Per writer, professor, and gamecrafter Erin Roberts, the view may be sharpest through the rear-vision mirror]
Who decides when the revolution is over? The next revolution.
[In Sunday's panel titled After the Revolution, writer / union organizer Will McMahon ponders the gap between political cause and effect]
In 1972, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai was asked about the outcome of the French Revolution [1789-1799]. He reportedly said, "Too soon to tell."
[Though he may have misunderstood, and thought the question was about the Chinese Revolution [1927-1949]. But still ...]
[Matthew Kressel puts the Weird Jobs panel behind us with a less-then-fond recollection of what we might call "caca de Long Island." He recalls his short-lived assignment at a people's plage in a New York state park that attracts 6 million NYC residents a year who urgently want to, uh, relax by the seaside.]
I cleaned public toilets at Jones Beach. It lowered my impression of humanity.
[Nethercott's avocation as a folklorist brings to her attention some seriously loony shit]
Do you know about star jelly? Since the 12th century, people have reported that sometimes after a meteorite lands, you find a pile of jelly on the ground. In lots of places. In Mexico, it's called "caca de Luna."
[Mercier also has an exercise tip for us; don't know about you, but I feel seen]
Sitting is the new smoking.
[Writer Matthew Mercier agrees with Kressel about writers' finances. On the subject of whether successful horror writers really rake in that sweet sweet, ah, let's call it blood money]
John Langan and Paul Tremblay are both public school teachers.