Author Archives: Shawn Scott Smith

con-news

Wondering why my twitter feed has more links to con-news than it once did? Well, I recently had an offer that would have effectively ended the little web project of con-news that I started in 2007. And I couldn’t do it. Coming out of that, my fire is fueled to making the site even better. One of the ways to do that is an expanded readership. And so twitter comes into play. I thought about starting a new twitter feed for con-news, but then thought against it. I am con-news. Its part of the crazy world of luckycreature.com, and I am its main voice. So it goes with me, as do all these projects of Peas, my creatures, my stories, and before them, the records and zines. The below is what I wrote to the con-news readership just now. As always, thanks for the journey.

“Just wanted to thank Con-news readers since I haven’t done so in a while. For those of you who have been around since we started this in 2007, you’ve seen lots of changes, and I hope lots of improvements.
Some behind the scenes things happening have made me again realize how much I love the convention going community and how much I enjoy being your daily spot for convention news. But I want to do it better than ever for you. From now on if we have a new post, I will make it known on my twitter. I also want to thank Petrea Mitchell who has donated her time since near the beggining covering news and reporting from the west coast. As always you can always send me your reports to luckycreaturelabel@gmail.com and make sure your local conventions know about us, and to get us their news. Together we can make our fandoms accesible and continue con-news.com for everyone who goes to conventions! Thank YOU!”

itinerary.

February is upon us and my little car engine is getting ready to go. Every other weekend is a trip to conlandia. Here’s where I know for sure Ill be the next couple of weeks.

Sat Feb 5th WTH CON at Guilford College. I’ve heard rumors of this con for the past couple of years now. I heard its free, and its good. I’m going on Saturday to check out the show and see MC Frontalot.

Feb 18th-20th, 2011 Connooga, Chattanooga, TN
We went to this last year at historic Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel. Its one of the better conventions since we moved away from the midwest. This year we are staying away from the convetion on a riverboat Delta Queen which may be haunted. OOOHHHH. Going as fans.

March 4th-6th. Shevacon in Roanoke, Va. Me & Jess are Guests at this years con. We will be doing a letterpress printing demo, and I will be competing in the Iron Artist as well as having work in the art show.

And then March gets even crazier but thats a post for another day.

Placebo Part 13: Thunder

I watch outside the Greyhound as the capitol falls behind. The cop was fair with me at least. He didn’t contact my parole officer. The Bus driver has specific instructions to not let me off until we get home. I have no desire to go back to jail, so I sit patiently as the miles pass by.
My bike is impounded in DC, so who knows when I’ll be able to get that back? I think of Sparrow on the trip.
Trying to add up the pieces, I know it all ties into the 7-11, but there’s got to be something else going on. Somewhere on the trip, I fall asleep. I’m woken by the sun, and the bus stopping. I’m home.
I walk the few blocks to my apartment through a light mist. When I arrive the thunderstorm is waiting for me.
“Hey Jackson,” Red says below that awful hat. “Rahkim wants a word.”