PLATE 1. Crazy Debbie’s Discount Fireworks take over an old building near Mount Branson on East 76. Summer Firework Art by Joshua Heston An oscillating fan turned, moving humid air from one aisle to another, cement floor smooth and a little dewy in the hot summer night. The glowing Black Cat sign competed with a…
Visioncon Moments by R’vyn Szabo-Grega Do you know that feeling? The scared-yet-super-excited feeling of going somewhere you have never been before and doing something you have never done before? Well, that’s what I felt on the February 23, 2018, at Visioncon in Branson, Missouri. The Hilton Convention Center brimmed with dozens of colorful booths. Lining…
Nerd Fest by Gideon Pellegrino Nerd Fest! That was my first thought. The only place where grown men can walk around in full-body spandex and be socially accepted. That was my second thought. Sounds pretty fun, right? That all depends on your perspective. Hours of nerds in costumes running around finding things to geek out…
VisionCon 2016 by Caleb Brubaker with Joshua Heston ”And that’s when I created the first elven vampire,” said best-selling science-fiction / fantasy author Christie Golden from stage. I seated myself next to Batman and a stout fellow in a shabby Jedi cloak. I was, after all, at VisionCon — surrounded by cosplayers (those who dress…