Tag Archives: S.A. Butler

Bookshelf: Sonya Fletcher

Happy Halloween! For the holiday, I want to tell you about a series that’s one part Monster Hunters International, one part Supernatural, and one part Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is the tale of Sonya Fletcher, whose origins are shrouded … Continue reading

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I Do Not Regret

You know, when I was a kid, I wanted to write fantasy novels. I read Tolkien, and then I cracked open my journal and started a story: “Aroon!” The old door opened. As I recall, that was as far as … Continue reading

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Salt City Steamfest

Spent two days this weekend at Salt City Steamfest.  I’ll post a write-up elsewhere on the three Space Balrogs events we ran.  Otherwise, I’ll just say I saw a lot of old friends and met a few new ones; sold … Continue reading

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Westercon 67 (FantasyCon I)

Every con starts like this. Every con ends like this, too.  In between, the rooms fill up with people, stories, and performances. My performances started on Thursday with a brilliant and ambitious but ill-starred presentation on steampunk and audiobooks with … Continue reading

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Friends

My neighbor squinted at me the other day and said “I imagine you’re the kind of guy that has a surprisingly diverse range of friends.” I had never thought about it, but it turns out he’s right.  I count among … Continue reading

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Convention Highlights: FanX 2014

I admit I entered into my first panel with some trepidation: the idea of litigating zombie civil rights is hilarious, but I greatly feared that I was going to do a bad job.  And, as it turned out, I lost. … Continue reading

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