Ad Astra

green-trilobite and I went, just for the Saturday. I think I actually had more fun then he had - it was kind of blah from a fannish pov - there was no art show this year, and I don't know if the costume contest was any good because I was driven out of the auditorium by the painfully unfunny clowns who were the pre-show. On the other hand, the time I spent hanging in the hotel bar with handful_ofdust, kelpqueen and various others was pretty enjoyable - the writers at least seemed to be having a good time (at one point people got onto the topic of movie plots that could be improved by the addition of werewolves: ("Love, Actually, but with werewolves!")

Anyway, this reminds my that my spring-themed short story submission, "T," was rejected by Chi-zine, probably because of the awkward length (about 500 words), so instead I'll post it here:
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Also on the weekend

I went to the Old Paper Show at the CBC Barbara Frum atrium, and bought a pamphlet of recipes for appalling 1930s gelatin dishes with names like "Fish Rice Cream." Actually, most of the desserts do look worth trying, and I suspect even some of the salads and things aren't as bad as the macabre mid-century food photography makes them look....

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Just like yours. Only gayer.