Lunacon Schedule

I’ll be attending Lunacon in Tarrytown, NY on April 8-9th. I’ll be on the following panels/readings:

“Writing the empathic character”, Hudson Writing Sat 1:00 PM 
If you’re enclosed in the bubble of your own life, can you imagine the lives of others?” How do you write an empathetic human or alien? Is it ethical to force empathy? What is the opposite of an empathic character?

“Writing Social Change in SF” Hudson Writing Sat 2:00 PM 
This panel explores how speculative fiction can present the social, environmental and political challenges of our society. What is the best way to discuss these challenges without alienating readers? Is it our responsibility as artists to incorporate these issues in our work, whether overtly or covertly? How can we avoid prejudices and stereotypes in our work?

Are You Lost In the World Like Me? Grand Ballroom A Media Sat 5:00 PM 
After a showing of “Are You Lost in the World Like Me” of Animation by Steve Cutts (music by Moby and the Pacific Void Choir), we discuss today’s cyberpunk-like dystopia and where we are headed in the future. Moby says “These systems are failing.”

Reading: Matthew Kressel Dutchess Reading Sun 11:00 AM 
Reading: Matthew Kressel (of Altered Fluid writer’s group)

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