The Short Pale Writer in the Long Black Coat at LibertyCon

“Every writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain; it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed.” – Leo Rosten

I’ll be a guest author at LibertyCon again this year, June 27-29 in Chattanooga, TN. This is my fourth year as a guest and I love this fantasy/science fiction convention so much.  As we have done every year, The Irredeemable Order of Hellions will be having a book launch party at 10:00 PM in the Con Suite for our latest volume in the Heroes in Hell Series, created by Janet Morris and published by Perseid Press. This year we bring you Poets in Hell.

Poets in Hell, vol 17 in the Heroes in Hell series created by Janet Morris,from Perseid Press.

Here is the link to my schedule of appearances at LibertyCon this year.

Or if you prefer to just read it here:

Fri

03:00PM

Reading – Larry Atchley, Jr. and Tamara Lowery

Fri

05:00PM

Opening Ceremonies

Fri

08:00PM

Paranormal Activities Panel

Sat

12:00PM

Autograph Session

Sat

01:00PM

What’s New in Horror and Dark Fantasy?

Sat

05:00PM

What’s New from Perseid Publishing

Sat

07:00PM

Poets in Hell

Sat

09:00PM

What’s new from Iron Clad Press

Sat

10:00PM

Perseid Press, Moondream Press and Iron Clad Press Book Launch Parties; IOH and Fictioneers Parties

Sun

12:00PM

Autograph Session

 

I always have a great time at conventions, and LibertyCon is no exception. It was my very first convention that I attended as a guest author so it is very special to me. Thanks go out to Rich Groller for getting myself and a lot of our other Hellion authors on the guest list every year since 2011. There will be a few of us Hellions around at LibertyCon this year: David L. Burkhead, Jason Cordova, David Drake (from the original Heroes in Hell books published from 1986-1989 by Baen Books) Jack Finley, Rich Groller, Michael H. Hanson, John Manning, Beth Patterson, (who is also the musical performer guest this year), pdmac, and Michael Z.Williamson.

I hope to see you there. It will be a hella good time.

“I have gone into yesterday and tomorrow and both were as real as today — which is like the dreams of ghosts!”
-ROBERT E. HOWARD, Kull: Exile of Atlantis

 

The Short Pale Writer at Texas Pirate Festival This Weekend

I will be performing as Captain Lars Shortshanks with my fellow crew mates in The Seadog Slam at the Texas Pirate Festival in Hillsboro this weekend. We will be doing our customary readings of original pirate poetry and singing pirate songs plus at the closing of the day Shipwreck Show we will be reciting dirty limericks, jokes, toasts, and performing filthy bawdy pirate songs. Audience participation is mandatory so come join us for some dirty pirate fun. The schedule for the weekend is as follows:

Saturday: 1:30, 4:00, 5:30 and Shipwreck Show at 6:30.

Sunday: 1:30, 3:00 4:30, and Shipwreck show at 5:30

Here’s the complete schedule for all performers this year:

Texas Pirate Festival 2014 schedule

Come out and get yer pirate on! Be there or we’ll keelhaul yer sorry arse! Arrgh!