Shane Castle
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Plans for WorldCon this year? I just signed up as a voting member (and virtual attendee) today (2/3/24), just a bit late to nominate. (I also read about the 2023 controversy. Sigh.) (Been reading too much murderbot.)
Lois McMaster Bujold
When I semi-retired a few years back, the retirement part was mostly from business travel and public speaking, neither of which are comfortable for me anymore. (Although public speaking has managed to follow me home through Zoom, etc., oops. Still not comfortable, but at least no airports.) The writing part, happily, is on the semi side of that hyphen, slowed but not impeded.
So, no Glasgow for me this year, although I have fond memories of the last Worldcon there in the 90s -- Mirror Dance won a Hugo, for a memento still on my shelves.
Ta, L.
When I semi-retired a few years back, the retirement part was mostly from business travel and public speaking, neither of which are comfortable for me anymore. (Although public speaking has managed to follow me home through Zoom, etc., oops. Still not comfortable, but at least no airports.) The writing part, happily, is on the semi side of that hyphen, slowed but not impeded.
So, no Glasgow for me this year, although I have fond memories of the last Worldcon there in the 90s -- Mirror Dance won a Hugo, for a memento still on my shelves.
Ta, L.
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