So, I'm flying to San Antonio tomorrow for the NCTE convention, which, for those not in the profession of force-feeding youth the last three chapters of The Yearling, stands for National Conference Of Teachers Of English. I'm speaking on a panel with the esteemed John Green and Joan Bauer on the subject of "The Realities of Humor: Funny Does Not Mean Unimportant." There's still time to register and get a flight to Texas. If you come to the panel discussion, I will buy you several donuts. That's the  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 007D | River Level.

Also, there's a book signing afterward at the Little, Brown tent. Need that new paperback copy of Going Nowhere Faster lovingly inscribed? You know where to go.

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Who can forget Adrienne Barbeau? Well, I can't. Not since the day I was thirteen and my father inexplicably took me to see the late show of Escape From New York. I was a fan. I was hooked. I didn't sleep that night.
Actress ADRIENNE BARBEAU, author of VAMPYRES OF HOLLYWOOD. Saturday, November 15, 3 p.m. Hayward Public Library, 835 C Street, Hayward. (510) 293-8685.
 


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Man, what a difference 6 million votes can make. But, enough about the direction of the world and all its people, it's time to talk about Swayze. Specifically, his new movie, which should be out soon. POINT BREAK II: EVEN POINTY-ER? You wish. So do I. No, I think it's actually some kind of romance thing.

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  Maybe you should even vote twice.

 So, yeah, i read this story about the devil. It seemed to go over pretty well. People laugh when you're being serious and are dead silent during the big punch lines, but aside from that, no one complained about the story not having "Hades" in it, a reference to Peter Cook, or high-stepping and nearly nude Devilettes.

Here's a picture of the reading podium at Varnish. You'll notice I'm not standing there yet.

 Yes, it's on. The week of literary blowout events started Friday night and was a rager. I'll be at Either/Or this Wednesday at 7pm at Varnish Fine Art reading a story about the devil. If you don't like stories about the devil, don't come.

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