The 2012 World Fantasy Convention gets underway in Toronto today. I’m not there, for reasons I explained here. My profuse apologies to my friends Liz Hand, John Clute and Gary Wolfe whose Guest of Honor appearances I am missing. I would have liked to be there. However, it seems that things have worked out quite serendipitously after all. Had I bought a plane ticket to Toronto, it is quite likely that both Kevin and I would have got caught up in hurricane-related travel drama; and of course we would not have been able to enjoy the Giants’ World Series win together. Also, if we had been able to get a table at Bell’s Diner for the Friday of BristolCon, we would have been there while I was still suffering from a stomach bug. Really, things have turned out quite well.

Of course the other reason for wanting to be at World Fantasy this year is that, as part of the Clarkesworld team in 2011, I’m up for a Howie. Clarkesworld is absolutely deserving of that award, though whether it finally gets there this year or next is another matter. The full list of nominees can be found here. Best of luck to them all (especially the fabulous John Coulthart).