Category: Appearances

  • Returning to Riley’s Pour House on June 13

    Save the date! I’ll be returning to Riley’s with Duane Davis, Lauren Connolly Moore, and friends on Saturday, June 13. Show starts at 8:00 PM.  Come early. Stay late. And expect the unexpected. In the photo: Tommy B. (in front), Lauren Connolly Moore, Duane Davis, and the 21st-Century Scop. See you there!

  • This Week at PARSEC:
    Dreams, Memory, & Time Travel

    This week I’ll be appearing at PARSEC for a discussion of dreams, memories and a form of everyday time travel that speaks to something central to the human condition . . . and the nature of story. PARSEC, an active contributor to Pittsburgh’s literary scene, is a non-profit organization promoting science fiction, fantasy, and horror in literature, media and…

  • Rocking the Pour House:
    A Great Way to Spend a Friday Night

    Riley’s Pour House just keeps getting better. Since Jim  and Cheryl Riley took over a few years back, the pub has become a mecca for people who love fun times and good music . . . and last night was no exception. My good friend Duane Davis joined me on bass and backing vocals. We’ve been…

  • All-Star Night:
    When Scops Come Out to Shine

    scop (skop)  — n (in Anglo-Saxon England) a bard or minstrel In addition to being an entertainer who composed and performed his own works, the scop served as a kind of historian and preserver of the oral tradition […].  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. If Riley’s Pour House is continuing the tradition of the Anglo-Saxon meed-hall by…

  • Spotlight on All-Star Storytellers:
    Joe Coluccio

    The Twelve Days of Story Night continues with a spotlight on another one this year’s top storytellers: Joe Coluccio. Truly a man for all seasons, Joe is currently the President of Parsec, Pittsburgh’s premier science fiction organization, founded to promote awareness of all aspects of the speculative fiction genre. As part of its mission, Parsec annually…

  • Taken Out of Context

    Context always ends too soon. Three amazing days of panels, readings, special events, and networking — and suddenly it’s over for another year. Alas! I’ve been attending since 2007, and in that time Context has become one of my favorite regional SF cons. It’s a small affair with big ambitions, and it always manages to…