Michael A. Ventrella

I’ll be at Capclave near Washington DC the weekend of September 27. This is a reader-oriented convention for speculative fiction whose motto is “Where Reading is not Extinct!” The Guest of Honor this year is Matt Dinniman.

Here’s my schedule:

This One Time… (Friday 8 pm): It may not have been at band camp, but we are involved in stories our whole life. From a young age to the current day, something is almost always happening. Panelists tell brief funny stories from their life, career, and friends. With Morgan Hazelwood, Ian Randal Strock, and Jean Marie Ward.

Hold My Beer (Friday 10 pm): Just when you thought the world couldn’t get any stranger, this happened. A discussion of the current world. No topic off the table. Trigger Warning. With Danian Jerry, Jennifer R. Povey, Sheree Renée Thomas, and Jean Marie Ward.

Reading (Saturday 1 pm): I’ll be reading one of my stories! Out loud, so people can hear it.

Tribute to the Further Adventures of Grignr the Barbarian (Saturday 10 pm): Panelists and the audience read from “The Further Adventures of Grignr the Barbarian” without breaking up. Or not. Join the fun! With Sarah Avery, Morgan Hazelwood, Ian Randal Strock, Mary G. Thompson, and Jean Marie Ward.

So You Want to Be an Editor (Sunday 11 am): Well, it can be a lot of fun, but it isn’t for the fainthearted. You have to bring big vision, big heart, discipline, and helluva a lot of patience and time. Come with your questions and ideas for future projects (is there an anthology you’ve always wanted to read? A chapbook or chapbook series you’ve long wanted to create? A magazine or indie zine you’d love to edit with kindred spirits and friends?) If you can imagine you, you can create it. Let’s go! With Scott H. Andrews, Kel Coleman, Joshua Palmatier, and Sheree Renée Thomas.

Public Versus Private Faces (Sunday 12 noon): Time to put on the game face. That statement signals that a person needs to take on a public persona contrary to their private lives. How does one manage the difference? What do you do when you don’t want to be in public but the moment requires it? With Inge Heyer, Barbara Krasnoff, and L. Marie Wood

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