A Griffin at the Symposium

Well, as you'll have noticed, there haven't been any posts from me for the last week or so - been on the road. Part of which involved attending, and speaking at, the annual Paradigm Symposium in Minneapolis, which was excellent as usual!

Highlights of the event for me included hanging out with (and meeting for the first time) Andy Collins, the author of such titles as The Black Alchemist and The Brentford Griffin - the latter being a small booklet from Andy on a very strange, Fortean/cryptozoological affair from 1985.

The two pictures here are of Andy.

Paradigm Symposium 2014

For those who may be interested, I'll be speaking at the annual Paradigm Symposium (in Minneapolis) on October 2-5. I'll be speaking about my forthcoming book, Close Encounters of the Fatal Kind.

It's always an excellent gig, so get along if you can!

Strange Intruders...

While I was at the Paradigm Symposium this past weekend, friend and author David Weatherly very generously gave me an 18 inch X 12 inch poster of the cover of his new book, Strange Intruders. And here it is, on the living-room wall! Looks good!

The Paradigm Symposium...

A few photos from this year's Minneapolis-based Paradigm Symposium which I got back from late last night: (a) David Weatherly and his wife, Teresa; (b) Paranormal Podcast host, Jim Harold; (c) me and Chris O'Brien; (d) A symposium shot; (e) a weird sign (for a tornado shelter which me and David Weatherly tried to get into but couldn't...); (f) an intrusive security camera right above my table (and since I hate security cameras I took a shot of it with one hand while shooting it the finger with the other hand); and (g) goofing off.

 

 

 

New Page at Paradigm

Over at the New Page Books blog, you can find an overview of their time spent last week at the Minneapolis-based Paradigm Symposium. As you may know, New Page have published many of my books (including The Real Men in Black and Contactees), but this was actually the first time I was able to meet NP's Michael and Laurie Pye in person. Needless to say, a great time ensued!

Here's the link to the post.

RPJ on the Paradigm Gig

In a new post over at the Intrepid Mag blog, Red Pill Junkie focuses on this past weekend's Paradigm Symposium gig that I spoke at and which RPJ attended. And not having met RPJ in person before, it was great to finally hang out!

RPJ starts his new post like this:

"Paradigm Symposium came, went on and ended. Yet the true Paradigm goes on still.

"As I find myself trying to return to the normal pace of my daily routines, I also realize that the true impact my trip to Minneapolis had on my personal life, will take a long time to set in.

"Picture a man lost in the middle of the desert, with no compass or supplies to aid him, desperately wandering around all alone at the mercy of the cruel sun and the treacherous sandstorms. And now imagine that poorstranded man as he’s about to lose hope and give up, suddenly stumbling upon a luscious oasis out of the pages of Arabian nights, full of friendly palm trees offering their shades that he may rest, and with a spring of cool clear water that will help him calm his terrible thirst. Imagine the taste of that first drink, after so many days of having a dry mouth and cracked lips.

"That was Paradigm Symposium for me."

But, that's not all RPJ has to say. There's much more, and all of it very intriguing...

Back!

On checking email this morning I got one from two days ago that read: "Have you been abducted?"

Well, no, I haven't! I've been offline since last Wednesday, as I was speaking at the Paradigm gig in Minneapolis, which was an excellent event.

There was a great turn out of several hundred, and organizers Micah Hanks and Scotty Roberts (and not forgetting their team of helpers) did a first-class job of putting on the event.

And, for me, as well as listening to a wealth of good presentations (David Weatherly's lecture on the "Black-Eyed Children" phenomenon was, as far as I'm concerned, the highlight), it was time to catch up with old friends and finally meet other friends who I hadn't previously had chance to hang out with, such as Ben and Aaron from Mysterious Universe, Marie Jones, Red Pill Junkie, and Michael and Laurie Pye from New Page Books.

Good news: they're already planning next year's gig. So, if you missed this one, don't miss the next!

The Paradigm Symposium: Ticket Deal!

If you're thinking of attending the Minneapolis-based Paradigm Symposium (at which I'll be speaking on the weekend of October 18-21), there's an excellent offer on right now regarding tickets, as co-organizer Micah Hanks reveals at his Gralien Report blog.

The Paradigm Symposium: Oct. 18-21

Another gig I'll be speaking at this year: The Paradigm Symposium in Minneapolis, MN on the weekend of October 18-21. There's a great line-up of speakers, as you'll see from the poster above, who will be lecturing on a wide-range of Fortean topics. Hope to see you there!