Monday, December 10, 2007

Video

Finally, here are short videos of the authors reading their work.


Paul L. Bates



Alex Dally MacFarlane



E. C. Myers



Adam Nakama



Stephen D. Rogers



Todd Wheeler

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The Big Event

To quote an audience member, the East Coast Launch rocked. People attended, were entertained, showered with gifts, and fed. The writers had some fun as well.


Photo by Haz Harrower
We had a great turnout of attentive listeners.


Paul L. Bates took the lead-off spot, first reading a piece he wrote for another anthology, and then his Sporty Spec story.


E. C. Myers followed with tales of chess and pie holes, the latter gaining him a new fan.


Todd Wheeler first read Robert Frazier's poem, "Stealing for the Record", and then his own story, getting through both without losing his place, much.


Adam Nakama entertained with clockwork dragons and a lively rendition of Richard Pitaniello's "Librarian Gladiators".


Stephen D. Rogers read two pieces, but all agreed he was upstaged by his protege.


Rounding out the group, Alex Dally MacFarlane read. No crockery was harmed in the telling of the tale.


Photo by Haz Harrower
But wait, there's more! Winners were selected from the special Sporty Raffle Container by the Raffle Queen.


This gentleman won the snuggly bear ...


... and how slick is this stylin' messenger bag?

After the event people ate cookies and Mexican sandwich wraps, and there was much rejoicing.

Many, many, many thanks to the audience, to Pandemonium Books, to Karen A. Romanko, and not least, to the authors, without whom none of this would have happened.