food
After the Ball is Over…
Friday night, I’m meant to connect up with all sorts of interesting and famous people. Seriously famous people. You’ve heard of them. But they ditched us. Alas. Which turned out just fine by me. I got to eat my first (and only) proper meal of the weekend and have a six hour conversation with my [...]
But for the Grace
Well. This is what it’s like: A big convention hall filled with booths, books and people everywhere. Thousands of them. It’s overwhelming sometimes and, eventually, all that I have left are little slices of memory and anecdote… …stormtroopers in full regalia, posing for pictures with anyone who asked… …the gorgeously plastic stepford drone handing out [...]
blak citins sleyp
It isn’t too far into the evening that I realize why Neil Gaiman always writes about food and sleep on his blog. Apparently there’s neither in the publishing world. An open bar, however, makes up for a lot. Despite the lack of anything remotely resembling food, I spent a perfectly nice Friday evening talking with [...]
Ain’t Gonna Play Sun City
In Memphis, I have plenty of time to grab something to eat before the long flight to L.A., so I forgo the plastic food court in favor of a proper, sit down restaurant for grownups. Unable to locate one, I settle for the Sun Records restaurant assuming that the food with be somewhat more authentic, [...]
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