I was up until nearly 3:00 a.m. last night, and once again have no time to share with you in any detail the fun I had at this year’s World Fantasy Convention. That’ll just have to wait until I get home. Until then, let these five photos stand in for the friends and food and general good times I had.

Deep-fried soft dumplings of Berkshire pork at Lai Wah Heen

A pork dumpling attempts to escape—but I won’t let it!

Lai Wah Heen’s deep-fried crispy taro paste emu dumpling 

Strumming the uke with Shelley Rae Clift—for two hours!

Me and my two collections during the mass autographing session

And now it’s off to see what Saturday will bring!