Mischief clearly doesn’t want me to paint today…. Originally uploaded by AllisonStein I attempted to paint today. I have a large, fabulous desk. I have the paints, the brushes, the tools. I even have some inspiration and inclination. But I also have a furry assistant who refused to get out of the way. If you find cat hair in my paintings, consider it to be her personal contribution of a mixed media work of art.

My Little Birdie Said... Detail of Art by Allison Stein 2020

Tweet Tweet 10:54 Star Wars in Concert in KC was fabulous last night – totally over-the-top multimedia experience. Great music, good seats, good time. # 13:11 Are Twitter and Facebook having a spat? My tweets don’t appear to be cross-posting anymore …what’s up with that? # 14:01 @fireflylive Thanks. Seems like every time FB changes something, everything else breaks. #

Archon starts on Friday, and I am so not ready! I still have lots of work to do before I leave, including cutting mats for and packaging new art, filling out those annoying mutli-part carbon bid sheets, and prepping for my panels. My schedule is posted below. Note re: the Saturday 11:10 AM panel on Creating Believable Plots…it’s just me and Guest of Honor Eric Flint, author of the 1632 alternate history series and other…