March 9, 2017
Con season is gearing up! Looking to connect with your spec fic tribe? Conventions are the way to go! If you’ve never been to a con before, they are amazing fun but can be daunting. Check out my Conventions 101 post for some info on how to prep for and “survive” conventions if you’ve never been. (This was also my…
August 31, 2016
Speculative Chic is fairly new, but contributors Lane Robins and Carey M. Ballard already had plans to attend Worldcon (aka MidAmericon II), held from August 17-21 in Kansas City, Missouri. They share their thoughts, experiences, and advice below. What did we expect of the con? Lane: I attended primarily as a vacation, so I expected to meet up with a…
August 29, 2016
I’d always thought that dressing up as Sailor Venus would be fun. We had a lot of the same traits — long, blonde(ish) hair, a love of food, a desire to destroy bad guys, etc. But aside from Halloween, there wasn’t any point. It wasn’t until years later that I learned about conventions and the culture of cosplay. I found…
August 11, 2016
I’m currently listening to Blackstar by David Bowie (it’s taken me pretty much all year to be able to, because sad), unpacking from the NC burn, Transformus, so that I can repack for Dragon*Con, which is Labor Day weekend. Whew! Who Am I? You can read more about me on my bio page, but I wanted to make a quick…
June 27, 2016
Hello there, traveler! Welcome to My Favorite Things, where our writers fill you in on what makes us geek out the most. This week’s column will take you to many different places, whether it’s to exciting conventions, early 20th century England, or throughout time and space itself.