Hallowe'en Party and Haunted House, 2016

Witch and bones, actual Hallowe'en

Hallowe'en and the Haunted House, in Clallam Bay. A party on wheels.

Started down at the Three Sisters of Clallam, listening to "Therapy Session," a local deep country band. No Nashville, here. The band was a mix of Viking/Kitten costumes. No Led Zeppelin, but good tunes.

Zombie clown and John Lennon

The Sisters and their family wore a clown theme. My formal zombie clown outfit fit right in.

As usual, there was a great potluck. It's all about food and music up here.

And then - the Haunted House! Put on by Hessmart, the little store-deli-coffee shop-liquor store. In the empty space next to their store. Yes, it's the Haunted Strip Mall.

Hallowe'en Feast

Me and John Lennon went together first, to test it out. And came back with tales of getting practically the piss scared out of us. The halls were long and frightening, twisting on forever, and peopled by figures who knew how to fake and follow. I was screaming and giggling, John engaging.

We ran back to the party to encourage/recruit/entrap other victims!

Then Dressy Dog - who had never been to a haunted house in her life, and was terribly afraid to - teamed up with other partiers Queen of Hearts and MaskMan, with Zombie Clown holding her hand, and went back.

Dressy Dog did great! She got scared silly, and said she felt happy when she was most scared. She was a very brave little dog! I'm using their costume names, of course.

Hallowe'en Home

And then John Lennon, who'd waited outside, scared us all again.

We headed back to the party, and more music and food. Favorite dish: Pink Lady. Basically, strawberries and Cool Whip, whipped up together. 

What fun! The Girls put on a great show every year.

And I wish the guy who played John Lennon would just stay in character all year. 

Is Feminism Dead?

I remember when nobody seemed to be interested in moron mennists blind-siding me in an interview, asking me if "Feminism is dead." I'm so glad you've all caught up. Even Superman. Slow, but getting there.

Olympic Collectibles Expo 2016

$10 Ka-Blam printing credit!

Got up at 5:00 am, drive 3 (4?) hours to get to Silverdale, Washington, for the Olympic Collectible Expo 2016, ALMOST late. Still managed to get "Hader and the Colonel" into the raffle auction, and made a new fan happy When I drew in it for him.

You will note the room behind me, as I pose for my Ka-Blam t-shirt shot (to get $10 printing credit from the BEST floppy-comic POD company). 

A LOT of people for such a little show. They worked their butts off promoting this and put it in a very nice venue. While keeping the prices down.

Pretty lively room at Olympic Collectible Expo

This was a hot, lively little con. It wasn't like a mini-ShortRun, although it had some great food trucks (Taco Nation rules!). No, no tacos, but excellent dogs and pulled pork. 

Because I didn't expect so much floor action, I didn't bring enough Clallam Bay Comicon stickers/badge/souvenirs for everybody, but made sure each group got them. I made new readers out of superhero folk and met some old friends and launched some new comics authors (I HOPE!).

Some cool co-splayers, VERY cool new geek fashions, and just a lot of smart, happy people of all ages, in a fan world nobody forces us into. I enjoyed a lot. It's mostly just superheroes and a bit of space genres, but there's no reason those of us in other genres - or folks like me, with NO genres - shouldn't swell the ranks. I felt totally welcome.

I predict that, if this convention doesn't compete with Emerald City, it's still going to grow and - and - maybe branch out to Port Angeles, or inspire a con there and then I'd only have to drive an hour and a half to get to a very cool con!

Goodbye, Fearless

Our Fearless

Our cat Fearless passed away today. She was 16 years old. She was named after one of Hemingway's cat. She had a pretty good purr-purr, too. She went quickly, in Dan's arms.

She was one of the Potatoes, along with her brother Shadow. They looked and acted nothing alike. 

Our Shadow

They were two tiny kittens I rescued because otherwise their desperate owner and her baby would not get out of the cold and rain at the Bremerton Safeway, not until she had guaranteed both kittens had a home (which I suspect she no longer had herself).

One night, I saw Fearless on the couch with a shadow behind her. But it wasn't a shadow - it was her brother. And so he was named.

We called them both The Potatoes because, as I was dealing with groceries and keys in the parking lot, in the other hand I held them both, upside down, and their tiny bellies - the grey kitten's nearly pink -  looked like two potatoes. Now Shadow will be The Potato.

Fearless would yell at us every morning for breakfast until she was fed. it's sadly quiet at meals, now.

Fearless was a good cat. We're glad we had her, and we're glad we still have her brother.

Here's the original post about her condition.

Last Chance, Afterdead Blurb

Last chance for anybody who wants to do a blurb for Afterdead. You gotta be a working Creative, and you got to add your name and what YOU do. Here's the cover art.

Olympic Comics Expo - I'll be there

Here's the poster for the Olympic Collectible Expo. Share with friends! I'll be there.

Clallam Bay Comicon HOME

RAINCON IS BACK! Link below, along with links to other Peninsular (Olympic and Kitsap) Comics, gaming, cosplay, maker conventions:

Forks Raincon

Port Angeles Squatchcon

Olympic Collectible Expo 

Because we lost our "convention hotel" (B&B) when the owner took a well-deserved retirement, and I'm the Fairy Godmother for SquatchConPA, Clallam Bay Comicon is on hold for the forseeable future. But I'm leaving everything in black below, so anybody who wants to hold their own comicon can copy the basics and use it to hold their own. Send me an invite when you do!

(If you're interested in RainCon's history, click  THIS LINK )

HOW TO HOLD YOUR OWN COMICON, the Basics:

DEALER TABLES:   $25 whole 6-foot table: Contact at: (Whatever your contact is, here).

Dealer contracts: THIS PAGE. Payment cancellation deadline is May 1. You are expected to know and be responsible for your professional and licensing obligations for use of copyright, food sales, taxes, etc. Participants will help clean and straighten hall after show closes Sunday; keep the Lion's club happy!  

Volunteers: There are none, because CBCC is not a non-profit organization. You will get a table and two chairs. Bring any equipment you need, including electrical wires and table covers.

Gaming and Cosplay: Quiet versions allowed in the hall. A large round table will be provided at the front of the hall for gaming. If you want to run a cosplay contest, provide your own recognition and list the time below.

PANELS, DEMOS AND EVENTS: Make one up, choose a time on the schedule at the bottom of this page, email details to: (Your email contact here).

Lion's Club building

WHERE IS THE COMICON? 

It was originally here, but now the Lion's Club can be rented out during Fun Days for your event. Nice place, good prices.

Lion's Club

90 Bogachiel Street

Clallam Bay, Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, United States 
PARKING: around Lion's club and in the clinic parking lot behind the club. See further photos for details. 

AWARDS: Your fans are your reward.

NECESSITIES: bring food, especially if you are on a restricted diet, and medications. There is no drug store or full-sized food store. The last place for these on the way are in Port Angeles. The Hessmart has snacks, basics, deli, coffee, and booze. 

Inside the Lion's Club hall.
Respect it.

AREA LODGING RESOURCES LINK for the Olympic Peninsula. 

For Clallam Bay, a good idea would be to rent an RV and share with other vendors.

Forks RainCon offers camping at 

Forks 101 RV Park.

Link: Food Around Town 

HOW TO GET HERE: Driving from Seattle: Ferries, then highway 101 around Lake Crescent until Neah Bay/Clallam Bay turnoff at highway 113. Do not take 112 from Port Angeles, because Burnt Mountain is collapsing the road.

Olympic Bus Lines from Seattle to Port Angeles.                                    

Clallam bus "Strait Shot" (cheaper, faster!) Bus Schedules. Once in Port Angeles, catch Forks 14, then Neah Bay/Clallam Bay 16. Tell your drivers, ask for advice.

WI-FI is 24/7 at the library, right around the corner, also at the Visitors' Center.

FACILITY CARE: No tape of any sort on the wall. Respect the Lion's Club's wall displays. All with tables chip in to clean up at the end of the show. It don't take long; they love us for it.

LEGAL NOTES: Donna Barr is the only official Clallam Bay Comicon Administrator. 

Parents and/or guardians are legally 100% responsible for their children and/or wards. Everyone else is legally 0% responsible for those same people.

The Clallam Bay Comicon is held during the Clallam Bay/Sekiu Fun Days.  

FULL SCHEDULE (Takes place the weekend after July 4)

Saturday

9:00 am: Open for set-up

11:00 am: Clallam Bay/Sekiu Fun Days parade. 

12:00 noon: Comicon opens to public.

Wanted: Kids Workshop. Cosplay contest. Please contact to coordinate your event.

5:00 pm: Comicon hall closes.

Dusk: Fireworks in Sekiu (Part of FunDays).

Sunday

11:00 am: Open for Set-up.

12:00 noon: Comicon opens to public.

5:00 pm: Hall closes. All dealers help clean the Lion's Club hall.

For the archives:

The 2013 Comicon Report

The 2014 Comicon Report.

The 2015 Comicon Report

The 2016 Comicon Report 

The 2017 Comicon Report

The 2018 Comicon Report