I got back home from my Chicago Worldcon trip after midnight last night—or should I say, this morning—and while I’d love to write up right now how much fun I had, both at the con and elsewhere (like at Alinea!), it’s unlikely I’ll be able to compose my thoughts until the weekend.

After all, I did return from my trip to something like 5,000 emails!

So let these eight photos, one for each day I was away, stand in for the posts to come.

Wednesday
A note left on our table at the start of Next restaurant’s Sicilian meal

Thursday
Hanging with David Kyle—who was at the 1939 Worldcon!

Friday
Talking early comic cons with George R.R. Martin in the middle of Lake Michigan

Saturday
Encountering a reminder that I am a Guest of Honor

Sunday
My Kaffeeklatch cupcakes

Monday
A $150 cup of tea (not drunk by me) at David Burke’s Primehouse

Tuesday
The loneliest Nature Valley bar in the universe

Wednesday
A restroom threat

Check back later, for more will be revealed …