I did a reading/talk at the Alameda Free Library on Monday; it's a beautiful space. I read "The River Boy" and "Scientific Romance" and used both as jumping-off points to discuss my approach to writing SF/fantasy (which is, basically, to use the tropes/conventions of the genres to examine emotional truths or personal issues -- but I was more specific than that). The crowd was decent -- any crowd I don't outnumber is decent! -- and had good questions. I was especially pleased to see a teen...