Here are some photos and captions put together by my colleague Steve Wilson.
Armadillocon
Opening night party
Lawrence Person and Mikal Trimm trade sarcastic quips about something or other.
RevSF Editor-at-Large Mark Finn chats with RevSF Co-editor of Fiction Matthew Bey, MonkeyBrain Books’ Allison Baker and "Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana" author Jess Nevins. Finn’s real purpose: to plug his Vernon Plaza Theater via his back.
Jessica Reisman reads from a new short story, "Flower Tongue," which has nothing to do with "Little Shop of Horrors."
Living the high life as they are, the Rev SF panel heads to Austin’s finest dining establishment.
Austin’s RevSF contingent, moments before being thrown out for a heated debate about the exact whereabouts of Star City and Coast City in America.
"Homemade batter." – Mark Finn
"They don’t serve hot dogs like this in Star City." – Jayme Blaschke
Fast and furious writer Jay Lake (left) interviews slow and steady writer Howard Waldrop.
Cockroach shall walk the Earth (and fly creepily around the room) no more!
Space Squid co-editor David Chang makes the scene, the picture of calm mere moments after murdering a bug. When will the facade crack over time?
The air conditioner gets turned down to capture the movie theater experience during the screening of a the short film version of "When the Magic’s Gone," adapted to the screen by Tiffany Sullivan from Patrick Sullivan’s RevSF short story.
RevSF Co-fiction editor Steve Wilson (bad hair, left) discussing the state of Austin radio with Chris Nakashima-Brown (middle) and someone whose name the photographer didn’t catch. Meanwhile, Trimm insinuates himself into yet another shot.
Stina Licht (middle) fresh from three back-to-back panels, each related in some way to fantasy sex (not to be confused with fantastic sex).
Two members of the Jigglewatts burlesque dance troupe. This being a con, men and women alike asked them how they made their costumes.
Writer Patrice Sarath – with one of Matthew Bey’s Chocolate Salty Oat cookies in hand (courtesy of Space Squid and Quacks Bakery)- chats with that ubiquitous Trimm .
Finn: the lion at rest.