My third day at DragonCon started out like any other con day, scrambling to find coffee and get to panels after too little sleep. My first one was on immortality and had pals Mark Henry and Jeanne Stein on it, which is always a good time.

After that, I went off-site to the Decatur Book Festival just outside of Atlanta. Decatur's a quaint little town, and the fest is a sprawling, outdoor fair-like event with lots of food and art vendors (in addition to the authors and panels). There, I had the ...