Aggiecon!

Aggiecon!

Aggiecon was a blast. Angel Adams, who was the Weyrfest director second last year, kindly picked me and Ceara up in Austin and drove us to the convention. Susan Martin who was my Guest Relations “slave” (as she called it) last year reprised her role this year and outdid herself.

Ceara (pronounced like Keira Knightly’s first name — they’re variants of the original Irish ‘Ciara’) found a soulmate in Susan’s daughter Kaitlyn. They were inseparable and even managed one of those fabled sleepovers that all kids desire. They also put together an ensemble pair of costumes but, sadly, were too late to enter into the costume contest and out-cuted by a four year-old for Miss Aggiecon. Undeterred, they’ve started planning their outfit and act for next year.

I had a great time and found the Dealer’s Room and Art Show every bit as wonderful as last year. This is a great convention to attend on a budget.

I shared honors with no less than Elizabeth Moon and Michael Moorcock. I’ve known Elizabeth for years now and was delighted to see her again and catch up — although, as always, there was too little time.

It was a marvelous trip. And then, to top it off, Trevor Goodman, who was on Guest Relations, managed to track down Linda Albrittan who penned the marvelous “Anne McCaffrey, myth or legend?” cartoon. Mum has been trying to get into contact with her for ages and now she has an email address!

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