Explanation. A) I need a place to put this so I could link to it & B) Never let perfectly good text go to waste.
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Photo by Ginni Bush [No Stirrup November, In Which I Complicate An Introduction]
Hello! The program asked for, “either a bio or a link to a website with information about you.” Here ya go.
Me
I am a semi-retired freelance writer, currently living in the Southern US. 60 years old, white, cis female, married, no kids. Husband & I live on a farmette with horses, cats, & dogs. Pronouns, she/her/hey you. At this point, mox nix. The incidence of being called Sir or Mr. has gone way up even since I wrote a post about it last October. [Hello Sir]
My paid writing was mainly back in Ye Olde Print Days. Most of it missed the Internet. [My Professional Presence Online]
I have a daily blog. Makes Vanna White gesture. The main topic is horses. Over the years, I have managed to wedge in all manner of other subjects, such as science fiction conventions, see below. I’ve been blogging for 11 years. There is always a post about it. [Blog Milestone]
When we meet, I am likely to be excited. I don’t get out much. On the level of, ‘If a global pandemic doesn’t change your lifestyle, maybe you should get out more.’ Therefore, I might suffer from a super-abundance of interaction and go hide in my hotel room. Or I might bounce off the walls bonding with my new best friends. It could go either way.
I used to have people skills.
Really.
They are around here somewhere.
“Whether I talk a lot or too much depends on how amusing you find me.” [Learning My Lessons, Or Not]
You
Tell me about yourself. Seriously. One of my strengths as a journalist is to be completely fascinated by the topic at hand. I spent seven years calling up people and asking them about their jobs. [Clips: USDF Connection]
Random interest? Weird hobby? I wanna hear it.
Will I do a blog post about the convention? Mostly likely. Will I use your name? No. I will not use your name nor mention anything we discuss without your express permission. I am phobic about other people’s privacy. [The Song of Me]
Us
I came here via the History of Science Fiction class, taught by Jo Walton & Ada Palmer via UChicago Graham School. Intro video, UCGS: The History of Science Fiction, A Conversation with Ada Palmer and Jo Walton. [Winter Protocols, Blanket Adjustment]
I look forward to basking in the ambiance of being with like-minded folks. I live in the polar opposite of an echo chamber. [Life in Alabama, Being a Bad Blue Dot In A Really Red State]
Although I have lived in the Deep South for more years than I care to count, I have never successfully repotted. I always got more work nationally & internationally than I ever did locally. Smart ass Yankee does not play well around these parts.
With luck, my scintillating wit will play better at a science fiction convention.
Them
Convention Posts
Alabama Phoenix Festival
2012
[Foto Friday: Push-button Horse]
[Ghost Who Walks. Horse Who Racks.]
[New Yeller]
2013
[The Horse in Comics I, II, III, IV]
[Balloon Art]
[Spotted Who?]
[My Confidence Has Increased] Title, blame Alabama Phoenix Festival.
2014
[Foto Friday: Rodney Is Awesome!]
[Off Topic: The Upside of Negativity]
[Text Art: LEGO Business Card]
DragonCon
2012 [Monster Alphabet Book] & [A Plea for Hobby Tolerance]
2014 [T-Shirts for the Barn]
2016 [Guest Dragon Art]
2021 [Flying Low, Walk Report, DragonCon Virtual 5K]
2022 [Slow Flight Around The Park, Dragon Con Hustle Virtual 5K 2022]
We
Posts & links that might amuse this crowd
Season 12 scarf [My Doctor Whooves Scarf, The Origin Story, Guest Post]
“Science fiction and fantasy get it in the neck for being shallow. Critics have it the wrong way round. The lack of depth is not a bug, it’s a feature.” [You Say Escapism Like It’s A Bad Thing]
My beta reader (waves hi!) said I should include this. While it is not science fiction, it is the only fiction I’ve had published. Bending Genres: You Had Me At Blue Hair. The rest of my fiction – mainly bit & pieces – has been posted on this blog. [Fiction archives], [Moon Rats]
Oh, and I wrote a book. Sorta. [Writing Life]
Favorite work by Jo Walton, Visiting Friends, Or, What I Did On My Summer Vacation, Green Iguana 2020. Day One on JW Patreon.
Favorite work by Ada Palmer, YouTube: “Recovering a Lost Classic in the Renaissance” – Paideia Institute Public Lectures. Book history with examples.
Most eye-opening work, “Think you know about censorship? You probably don’t. The inquisition wasn’t a single organization, Orwell mostly got it wrong, and the most important change in modern times mostly went unnoticed. YouTube video, stay for the Q&A. Tracing Censorship of Radical Ideas Across Centuries: Historian Ada Palmer, U Chicago, Jun 29, 2021. The more I ponder this & watch the news, the more I think everyone should see this video to better understand how censorship functions in the world.” [Changing the Blanketing Protocol]
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Update.
I read “program”, as in the thing that is handed out. Oh cool, they will have introductions for all the attendees. Hence this post.
No.
“Program” as in the schedule of activities. As in speakers and panelists. For which this introduction makes no sense.
Oh well, at least I got a blog post out of it.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Absolutely fascination! I will be checking out all the links, even to your previous posts. I always enjoy reading them. “She/her/hey you.” I’m going to steal that one, LOL.
So enjoyed today’s blog, especially this:
“I used to have people skills.
Really.
They are around here somewhere.”
Don’t stop. Keep writing.