{"id":16355,"date":"2014-11-03T23:17:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T04:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=16355"},"modified":"2014-11-03T23:17:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T04:17:26","slug":"its-time-for-a-world-fantasy-convention-2004-flashback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/03\/its-time-for-a-world-fantasy-convention-2004-flashback\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s time for a World Fantasy Convention 2004 flashback!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year’s World Fantasy Convention<\/a> starts Thursday in Crystal City, Virginia, but before it begins, why not take a look who we used to be? Instagram may not have existed a decade ago, but that didn’t stop me from taking eight photos I snapped back in 2004 and treating them as if it had.<\/p>\n

Gordon van Gelder<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2004GordonVanGelder\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s Gordon grimacing. At least I thought it was a grimace. He told me he preferred to think of it as a sneer.<\/p>\n

Jo Walton<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2004JoWalton\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jo’s holding the Best Novel World Fantasy Award trophy she won for Tooth and Claw<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Brett Cox<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2004BrettCox\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Brett seems surprised. Or amused. Or something.<\/p>\n

Amelia Beamer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2004AmeliaBeamer\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Amelia hides behind Drew Barrymore. (Or perhaps it’s the other way around.)<\/p>\n

Eileen Gunn<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2004EileenGunn\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Eileen wants you to buy her (new at the time) short story collection Stable Strategies and Others<\/em>. (And if you didn’t buy it then, you can buy it now<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Nina Kiriki Hoffman<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2004NinaKirikiHoffman\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Nina shows off her coat of many colors.<\/p>\n

Stephen Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2004StephenJones\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephen had a good weekend, as the mess of Lovecrafts proves.<\/p>\n

And for my final World Fantasy Convention 2004 flashback — <\/p>\n

It’s me!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2004ScottEdelman\"<\/a><\/p>\n

See you all Thursday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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