The Aeon editorial crew recently attended Orycon in Portland OR for a laid-back time forming bar-table amoebas and talking to old friends and some new ones. We don't tend to work Orycon as pros, but use those three days to catch up. Hi to everyone we saw there, and to those we missed, and to those who missed the whole thing. This year's Ory was smallish, and many of our favorite people were entirely absent and much missed.

Orycon was the debut con for our Editorial Assistant, Stacey Janssen. She got a taste of what cons are like and was not, we like to think, overwhelmed. She was still smiling on Sunday night, if that's any indication.

So thanks for the company and conversation if we saw you, sorry we missed you if we didn't. Au revoir next year in Portland.