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Do Not Give Things to Rich People

Reading an article on Neil Gaiman, one thing that really struck me was how many women ended up being victimized also as free labor: nannies only paid when it was worthwhile to bribe them to sign an NDA. The article led me to watch Amanda Palmer’s TED talk “The Art Read more

By Marie, 4 weeksMay 7, 2026 ago

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Blathering

High Art vs. Human Suffering

I was fixing this professor’s computer, and we got along great. I was one of only two Unix support personnel at the university and he was a Unix user. He was also from Turkey and made me Turkish Coffee every time I came to his office, so I put that Read more

By Marie, 2 weeksMay 20, 2026 ago

Marie’s Calendar

Tools to build your comic or game world

June 5, 2026 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Nebula Conference Virtual Panel

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM, (Sunrise Virtual) Panel 2-1 – Tools to Build Your Comic and Graphic Novel Worlds

With Will McDermott, Marie Vibbert, Kit Anderson, and Stewart Baker.
Are you an aspiring comic book or game creator? Or maybe you have a little experience under your belt but could use some advice on how to do it better? Join our panel with gamer and author Will McDermott (Threshold) and author Marie Vibbert (Multitude) for a hands-on panel to get you started or help you improve your workflow.

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How to get your Next Big Break

June 5, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Virtual Nebula Conference Panel: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, (Virtual) Panel 2-8 – How to Get Your Next Big Break As A Speculative Fiction Author

With Wole Talabi, Stewart Baker, Marie Vibbert, David Anaxagoras, and Joyce Reynolds-Ward.
Authors are always looking for the next mountain to climb, a way to break out of the rut they’re in and level up. Successful authors are joined by Nebula finalists share their own struggles and successes, and discusses how to break old patterns and build yourself a bigger career as an SFF writer.

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Big Ohio Book Con

June 5, 2026 - June 7, 2026
735 Lafayette Rd, Medina, OH 44256

Find me in Green Aisle Number 4

More info: https://www.bigohiobookcon.com/

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Twinsburg Author Festival

June 23, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Twinsburg Public Library 10050 Ravenna Rd. Twinsburg, OH 44087

Authors set up after 5pm. Open to public 6:30pm

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Confluence

July 24, 2026 - July 26, 2026

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DragonCon

September 3, 2026 - September 7, 2026

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Signing at the Learned Owl Bookshop

September 26, 2026 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
204 N Main St, Hudson, OH 44236

Join me in Hudson at a cute bookshop!

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