I Usually Do One Con A Year As A GoH And Try To Make The World Fantasy Convention For Business Purposes. Last Year I Went To A Worldcon For The First Time In Two Decades. I May Go Again This Year. - SearchQuotes

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I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes. Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.

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