Author Archives: Kelly
World Fantasy Con (or, how I found a family I didn’t even know I had)
I survived my first con. In sitting on my mom’s couch in Chicago, drinking a beer, eating pumpkin cookies and trying to figure out what exactly happened these last four days. It was amazing. I bought my membership earlier this … Continue reading
I wish you…
…Were here. …Could have been here. …Were still here. …The best. To all the friends new and newer, old and oldest, I wish you a Happy Halloween. (there will be a Con recap as soon as I resolidify in Chicago … Continue reading
My 10 Rules of Writing (Warning: may contain inadvertent life advice)
There’s a meme going around the other VP alums about our personal 10 rules of writing. I tried to go for something more meta and focus on the hard-won lessons I’ve learned over the years. Part of being a writer … Continue reading
A Fall Ritual: The Exorcist
It’s fall, which is my favorite time of year to go through my ritualistic viewing of favorite horror movies. Up first: The Exorcist I loved this movie from the first time I saw it as a kid. I’m not sure … Continue reading
Blank is a story about… SQUIRREL!
Coming out of the post-VP fog (and illness) with a strong desire to do ALL THE THINGS (and if you are unfamiliar of the origins of this phrase, I’d highly recommend reading this post over on Hyperbole and a Half, … Continue reading
Same as it ever was
It’s official. I’m sick. I know this because my coworkers have replaced the “Illin’” post-it on my cubicle with the “Moderately Ill” post-it. It’s the lack of sleep and extended travel. Gets me every single time. I’ve got less than … Continue reading
That OTHER VP Post: In which my brain goes CLUNK
I’m back in San Diego. Sitting in Lestats, surrounded by people I don’t know. Some are reading. Others writing. One even has a banjo (is that Brust?! Oh, wait. No. Dammit). I’ve been trying to compose this post in my … Continue reading
I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream
It’s after midnight and I’m trying a different tactic to get to sleep tonight by giving a brief forum to my thoughts instead of letting them clump up in my forebrain until after 3AM. I have been at Viable Paradise … Continue reading
Stupid Underwear
I’m going to forget something. Every single time I go somewhere, I forget something. It’s usually something small or redundant – something that would make my life slightly easier if I had remembered to stick the fucker in the suitcase … Continue reading
That VP post, and a few unexpected deaths
I’m leaving Friday for Boston to spend some time with friends before heading down to Martha’s Vineyard for the Viable Paradise workshop. I’ve been trying to head off the nerves I know are coming with the workshop by keeping busy/not … Continue reading
Kelly Lagor's Lagoraphobia 