Aaaand No Hal-Con 2025 For This Guy

An apology to folks who wanted to see me in Halifax this coming weekend — sadly, given the current governmental shitshow here in America, air travel is getting a bit dicey right now what with the fact we have no government. We have air traffic controllers and TSA folks without pay. Delays and cancellations are way up. Safety issues, potentially up as well. Security checkpoints — like some at Philly airport — are closing down, which only gums up the works more. And Sean Duffy is threatening to shut down parts of American airspace (??) and as such, my family has decided it is not the best idea for me to be traveling out of the country at this exact moment in time, and I can’t afford any additional days to the trip given stuff going on here at home. Soooo, that left me with the uncomfortable decision to miss a convention that I adored the last time I want, and also missing getting to see readers and friends. It sucks, and I’m sad, but it felt like the right decision, and one made also to limit worries and concern with my family right now. It’s stupid! I hate this stupid fucking government and I’d like things to go back to normal now, please. At least yesterday’s election provided a much-needed boost of hope and normalcy to the system — here’s hoping it cascades and things can start the slow crawl toward better days.