I heard about that too & like four people in her entourage had it too. Like WTF! I am convinced this woman doesn't even have a singular braincell.
& I love the raccoon! Someone needs to make merch.
I didn't attend or even knew "Readers Take Denver" existed until yesterday. I have been watching it explode in real time on Threads. Y'all it's a literary convention that turned into an absolute shitshow. & I find it bizarre that no one on Tumblr is talking about it:
Some Authors & Influencers who were guests had to pay for the privilege.
Authors & Influencers who decided not to attend this year were promoted like they were going to be there. & volunteers & directors made it seem like they were there or going to be there DURING the convention.
Authors & Influencers who were guests were double-booked including their tables & panels.
They didn't receive all the items they were promised including badges, stickers, lanyards & table placards.
Because of the over & double booking of everything - guests & their PAs were verbally assaulted, sometimes including physically, by volunteers & directors.
They had the lights turned off on them.
They had their items thrown off tables & across the room if they didn't move fast enough.
They missed panels they didn't know they were a part of or were thrust into them without knowing they were a part of them.
There were no snacks or water provided to guests.
Volunteers kept attendees from finding or interacting with guests when they were on con floor. & vice versa.
Guests had valuables stolen - cookies, books, purses, etc
During the ball people were sexually harassed & assaulted by people who weren't even part of the con.
Volunteers & directors were going in guest hotel rooms without permission.
Several guests are not coming back & many others who weren't there this year are no longer attending.
Apparently in the FB group moderators aren't allowing in posts disparaging the con.
The con chair was supposed to answer questions in a video chat, but dipped out last second.
Like this was quite literally a clusterfuck to end all clusterfucks.
So if anyone knows or has heard anything let me know. I want to share it with those affected on Threads.
tv shows with time travel organizations/bureaus/police/agencies/whatever should have a department with instead of a tech genius eating candy, it’s a harried seamstress or fashion designer who is like
“1450 italy? does it look like I have the time to dye you wool? nO. YOU’RE GOING TO THE 1980s”
and throws shoulder pads at the hapless time agent
Today on Donuts and Dogs we encountered a large dog with a muzzle in a group with a few other dogs on the trail. I didn’t initiate anything but the dog came up and rubbed so aggressively affectionately on us that we had to pet him.
I offered that I’ve seen dogs muzzled to prevent them eating rocks as a roundabout question. His mom sighed and said he has to wear it because otherwise he eats marijuana.