First, the bare business bones: I will not be attending/vending at AnthroCon this year, despite having a membership rolled over from 2020. It was a hard and gut-wrenching decision, I will miss my friends there deeply, and I sincerely hope the con does well, and everyone has a great time and doesn’t get sick. Second, …
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AnthroCon is a furry convention, one of the largest, and I have gone every year since… oh boy… since 2009. I’ve grown up with the convention, and am now on staff by dint of the volunteer work I do for the convention’s security team, organized by the Dorsai Irregulars. Add to that the load of …
This summer has been highlighted by two big conventions I attended, and the book I published in between. July was AnthroCon, my tenth consecutive and my ninth as a dealer, and for the first time I had my dear, Wonderful Mother along to help keep me sane, fed, and productive. It was fantastic. AnthroCon is …
It’s been a whirlwind… life, really. AnthroCon was there at the turn of the month, and as always it was a wild, exhilarating ride. So many good feelings, so good to see old friends again and kindle new ones. I missed Susan, who wisely stayed in the Netherlands this year and thus avoided the harrowing …
I am currently installed at Mary Capaldi’s house, enjoying an extended vacation after the amazing hecticality that was AnthroCon. It is very wet and green and there are fireflies. It is nice. This AnthroCon was both the shortest and longest weekend of my life. It was short in that things flew by so quickly, but …
So many things to talk about! I wanted to do a special post dedicated to Alector Fencer‘s crowd-funded graphic novel project, but would you know the thing passed its goal in two days? It’s still open, however, if you want to take advantage of some of the awesome rewards she’s got going! To give you …
As you may have noticed from the break in scheduled tweets and tumbles, last weekend I was in Pittsburgh for my sixth AnthroCon. I was there as a dealer of art and merch, an exhibiting artist, and, for the first time, as a fursuiter (costumed performer)! It was an incredible and an incredibly busy weekend, and …
I am going to AnthroCon next month, and in order to fill up my panels in the art show I decided it would be fun to paint a bunch of cats. Me being me, of course, they had to be quirky, fantastical cats, and thus my Cats of the Week series was born! Each cat …
What: AnthroCon Where: Pittsburgh PA When: July 5th-7th 2013 Those of you who have followed this blog long enough may remember my report last year of AnthroCon 2012, and if you are new you may refer to that post if you ever become confused. However, if you are familiar with fantasy and science fiction cons, what comes …
What: AnthroCon Where: Pittsburgh, PA, USA When: June 14th-16th 2012 Report: As previously described, AnthroCon is a furry convention, which means it’s about three times as fun as any other kind of convention. It has a special place in my heart, as it was my first ever fur con, and my first time meeting one …