The Con
Fri Mar 05 2021 at 22:29:00
This is the story of a convention. Two conventions, actually, both booked into the same Canadianhotel on the same weekend. One con is a very traditional science fiction convention; the other is a weekend-long meeting of the Jane Austen Society.
And because you can t write about conventions without writing about people, this book is about a large-ish group of people attending one or the other con.
There s Telfryn Tyde, a middle-aged geek with a history of mental illness; Brian and Augusta Slesak, married nerds with secrets; Patti Washington and Chelsea Ashe, supergeeks supreme; Thomas and Mark, nerd brothers chasing girls; Denise Moon, frustrated musician; Kate the Athlete, attending a con she doesn t understand solely to chase her love; and Lady Susan Vernon or rather, the hardcore roleplayercosplaying as the minor Jane Austen character.
Romantic movies on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max: What to stream this Valentine’s Day
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Folks looking to snuggle up and catch a romantic flick or show on Netflix and the other major streaming services are in luck this Valentine’s Day. You have
so many options from classic date movies like “The Notebook” to Julia Roberts rom-coms or popular new shows like “Bridgerton.” See your choices below, lovebirds.
AMAZON PRIME
The African Queen (1951)
In WWI Africa, a boozy riverboat captain (Humphrey Bogart) is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary (Katharine Hepburn) to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. A classic from director John Huston.