{"id":4198,"date":"2017-05-04T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=4198"},"modified":"2017-05-03T18:32:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T23:32:09","slug":"a-return-to-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2017\/05\/04\/a-return-to-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"A return to Houston…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s been quite sometime since I’ve been to the old hometown, but I’ll be there Mother’s Day Weekend as\u00a0guest<\/a> at Houston\u2019s Comicpalooza<\/a>.\u00a0That’s right it’ll be Chuck Norris, Anthony Mackie, Felicia Day, Judge Reinhold, Jim Butcher, Lev Grossman, Mary McDonnell, and me. You’ll see me listed after you scroll through a zillion other names in the dreaded\u00a0Authors – Continued section.<\/p>\n

I’m there because of my so-called literary chops. They even put me on three panels. Will these people never learn?<\/p>\n

Friday, May 12<\/strong><\/h1>\n

2:30 – 3:30pm Is That Steampunk, or Did You Just Glue Some Gears on Your Hat?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Butcher, Rick Klaw, George Wright, Padgett Michael, Ashleigh Finn (I’m moderating this one)<\/p>\n

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Saturday, May 13<\/strong><\/h1>\n

2:30 – 3:30pm Horror for the 21st Century: Film and Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naveen Ramineni, Alan Cerny, Channing Whitaker, Rick Klaw, Hank Schwaeble<\/p>\n

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Sunday, May 14<\/strong><\/h1>\n

4:00 – 5:00pm Wordsmith For Hire: All About Freelance Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holly Lyn Walrath, Rick Klaw, Alan Cerny, Wayne Basta, Kevin Tumlinson<\/p>\n

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Seriously, I had a great time at my previous Comicpalooza and I’m looking forward to my return trip. I hope to see everyone there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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