Post-Sirens brain dump

I'm sitting in DEN after another great weekend in Vail at the Sirens Conference with an amazing group of passionate, intelligent readers and writers. The conference will be leaving Vail for Stevenson, WA next year, which I hope puts it within reach of more people; after having no idea what to expect last year, I've found Sirens to be a welcoming, incisive space in which I've met some wonderful people and had a lot of fantastic discussions.

Panel notes probably won't happen, because I didn't take many, but suffice it to say that I enjoyed all the Guest of Honor keynotes and readings immensely, and the panel discussions were uniformly thought-provoking. I can't wait til next year! (I'm already brainstorming panels.)

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Thanks to everyone who contributed a rec to my post yesterday. DEN's internet connection isn't up to individual replies to everyone's comments, but all your suggestions are very welcome, and much appreciated.