4th Street Fantasy accomplished!

And had a fine time. Met up with some friends, met some nice people, was on a good panel ("Monster Mash and Smash"). I also spent some time holed up in the Quiet Space and elsewhere working on a new story and reviewing submissions. I caught a few of the other panels as well and did our biannual Costco run so I ended the weekend feeling relatively full of accomplishment. I think the con has made definite improvements on bringing and and welcoming new people. There are still some issues, but they're not as pronounced as they have been at past iterations of the convention, so yay. I will likely be attending next year, assuming I make the registration deadline; they expect to closing reg early for next year so if you're thinking of going, it's a thing to keep in mind.