Past Appearances
2012
Arisia 2012, Boston, MA; January 13-16, 2012
Consistent magic systems in fantasy (panel discussion)
Point of View (panel discussion)
Speculative Poetry Reading: read from “Seasoning,” “Bone China,” “Increments,” and “Cat’s Canticle” at group reading
Reading from “Flap” and “A Feast of Kings”
2011
PhilCon 75, Cherry Hill, NJ, November 18-20, 2011
Experimental fiction (panel discussion)
What will books look like when the audience is no longer fully human? (panel discussion)
I-Con 30; Stony Brook, NY; April 15-17, 2011
Is print dead? (panel discussion)
Urban fantasy (panel discussion)
Weird science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror (panel discussion)
Reading of flash fiction and poetry: “Medusa Panties,” “Wind in the Reeds,” “When I Grow Up,” “Earth Day,” and “To Lose You Again”
LunaCon 2011; Rye Brook, NY; March 19-21, 2011
Anybody wanna have sects tonight? (panel discussion)
Awesome anthologies (panel discussion)
Basing your fiction on a role-playing game (panel discussion)
Bite me (panel discussion)
Fairytales, mythology, and folklore: Oh my! (panel discussion)
A little help from your friends (panel discussion)
Reading for other genres (panel discussion)
Size doesn’t matter: the impact of small genre press (panel discussion)
Show me the funny: humor in science fiction and fantasy (panel discussion)
Solving plot problems (panel discussion/workshop)
Reading from “Medusa Panties” and “Night of the Ill-Fitting Coat”
The 4th Annual Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction; Queens, NY; March 12, 2011
Panel discussion on writing
Reading from “To Lose You Again”
Arisia 2011, Boston, MA; January 14-17, 2011
Non-genre books for fans (moderator, panel discussion)
The object in the story, the story in the object (moderator, panel discussion)
Selkies: the next big thing? (panel discussion)
Reading from “Medusa Panties” and “Lady Marmalade’s Special Place in Hell”
2010
PhilCon 74, Cherry Hill, NJ, November 19-21, 2010
Fractured fairy tales (panel discussion)
Harry Potter for Americans (panel discussion)
The Jeff Mach appreciation panel and “celebrity” roast
What do we mean by urban fantasy anyway?
Author Spotlight, Book Lovers’ Delight; August 21, 2010
Online interview and review of Shadow of the Antlered Bird
5 Pi-Con, Enfield, CT; August 20-22, 2010
Identity politics and fandom (panel discussion)
Sympathy for the Devil: Writing a “good bad guy” (panel discussion)
Reading from “Lady Marmalade’s Special Place in Hell”
The 3rd Annual Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction; Queens, NY; August 7, 2010
Panel discussion on writing
Reading from “Room 694: The Garden of Dreams”
CoyoteCon 1 [online virtual convention]; May 1-31, 2010
Envelope-pushing concepts (panel discussion)
Transformative sex (panel discussion)
Writing politically (moderator, panel discussion)
LunaCon 2010; Rye Brook, NY; March 19-21, 2010
Diversity in science fiction and fantasy (panel discussion)
Writing across genres (panel discussion)
Reading from “Lady Marmalade’s Special Place in Hell”
2009
4Pi-Con, Enfield, CT; August 21-23, 2009
Gender in science fiction, fantasy, and horror (moderator, panel discussion)
Making risk real (moderator, panel discussion)
Raising fen (panel discussion)
The silent panel (panel discussion)
Reading from “Subterranean Song,” “The Better to Lose You Again,” and “Wood”
2008
Albacon, Albany, NY; October 10-12, 2008
Believable evil (moderator, panel discussion)
Implying other languages (panel discussion)
The role of the afterlife in fantasy fiction (moderator, panel discussion)
Reading from Shadow of the Antlered Bird
3Pi-Con, Springfield, MA; August 22-24, 2008
How Does Gaming Help Your Writing, and Vice Versa? (panel discussion)
Incorporating Fables and Folklore into Fiction (moderator, panel discussion)
Urban Fantasy (moderator, panel discussion)
What do Fairies Mean to Us? (moderator, panel discussion)
Writing the Opposite Gender (moderator, panel discussion)
Reading from Shadow of the Antlered Bird
LunaCon 2008; Rye Brook, NY; March 14-16, 2008
Discussing religion without alienating readers (moderator, panel discussion)
The fantastic city: Looking at urban fantasy (panel discussion)
Is the story dispensible? (panel discussion)
The magical soapbox (moderator, panel discussion)
Sex magick (moderator, panel discussion)
Reading from Shadow of the Antlered Bird and “What Iolaus Only Told His Wife”
Arisia 2008, Cambridge, MA; January 18-21, 2008
The art of Tarot (panel discussion)
Sexy or sexist? (moderator, panel discussion)
Writing sex magic (moderator, panel discussion)
Iron hack (group storytelling exercise)
Reading from “Behind the Tower,” Shadow of the Antlered Bird, and other stories
2007
Arisia 2007; Cambridge, MA; January 12-14, 2007
Gastronomic fantasies (panel discussion)
The implicit author-reader contract (panel discussion)
The living writer (panel discussion)
Religions in science fiction (moderator, panel discussion)
RPG 101 (panel discussion)
2006
[no appearances]
2005
Arisia 2005; Boston, MA; January 21-23, 2005
The liberal bigot: are we really open minded? (panel discussion)
Party genesis scenarios (panel discussion)
The plight of the older gamer (panel discussion)
Science fiction and fantasy in the underworld (panel discussion)
First place, Arisia poetry slam
2004
Arisia 2004; Boston, MA; January 16-18, 2004
Banned books (panel discussion)
Dr. Seuss (panel discussion)
Fictitious religions (panel discussion)
Hunting and gathering (panel discussion)
Reading aloud (panel discussion)
2003
Buffycon 1; Saddle Brook, NJ; June 13-15, 2003
And let me rest in peace (panel discussion)
Things that go bumpy-face in the night (panel discussion)
What is evil? (panel discussion)
JerseyDevilCon 3; Edison, NJ; April 25-27, 2003
Activism in genre fiction (panel discussion)
Buffy and Angel (panel discussion)
Incorporating fables and folklore into fiction (panel discussion)
Science-fiction poetry (panel discussion)
Iron Artist (competition judge)
Reading of various poetry
Arisia 2003; Boston, MA; January 17-19, 2003
Does evil exist? (panel discussion)
The mechanics of magic (panel discussion)
Playing your song and singing your game (moderator, panel discussion)
The roots of fantasy (panel discussion)
Writing in character (moderator, panel discussion)
2002
Arisia 2002; Boston, MA; January 18-20, 2002
Beyond Monopoly: family RPGs (panel discussion)
Playing your song and singing your game (panel discussion)
Staying a gamer (moderator, panel discussion)
Traditional poetic forms (panel discussion)
