5th Annual QCon Saturday, 20 June, Plummer Park, West Hollywood

                                                                       

                                                                                  

                                                                                 

Mark and I bought an electric vehicle, a VW ID-4, considered used even though it only had 53 miles on it since it was being used as a display for VW since it was built in 2021.  The price was too good to be true, so we traded in our Tiguan.  Knowing that the space-age Tesla Diner was built in West Hollywood, along Santa Monica Blvd, we knew, with an adapter, we could recharge the vehicle there while having breakfast as we waited. 

Above are photos I took as we waited for the ID-4 to recharge, which did not take that long.

The food was fine, breakfast tacos and Avocado toast.  Mark had his usual Latte while I had a purple lemonade.  In the parking lot, at the main and secondary charging lots,  Teslas were everywhere.  We were the lone non-Tesla there.   The entire experience felt like Tomorrowland at Disneyland.  

We later set up the RAoF table in the main hall.  Here Mark waits for the starting of the convention.

                                                                          

As with WonderCon in late March, Mark and I had a fantastic time, meeting so many interesting attendees.  Sold and gave away so many books yet again.  

First time wearing my hearing aids to QCon.  But the music was fairly loud for most of the day, so I still had trouble hearing some of those we chatted with.  The staff and volunteers were helpful as usual.  Mark and I still savor our award from a few years ago when we came in second in the cosplay contest, wearing FORBIDDEN PLANET uniforms.  

Thanks again to all of those who stopped by to check out the Rainbow Arc of Fire series.  Once more, the entire series is available as digital downloads or print-on-demand copies on amazon.com.  

Elsewhere on my blog are passages from the several novels and information regarding how and why I wrote the series and, of course, many events and instances that impact my life and the lives of all of you who attended QCon.  Our rights are still not secure.  And there are still way too many who cannot seem to tolerate us being ourselves, whatever form or method we choose to take.  And, as anyone who has been to any comic book convention knows, all who cosplay are not necessarily LGBTQ+.  

I hope all who bought or received RAoF novels enjoy the books.  Any who decide to purchase one or more of the novels online from amazon also enjoy my humble efforts.  

I tried with every new addition to the series to try something different with, primarily, the same cast of characters.  Whether I failed or succeeded, that's entirely up to the reader.  I tried only to be true to the characters and their missions as their varied adventures emerged.    

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