More photos from the depths of my archives.

Jim Balent, former Catwoman artist just happened to marry this lady dressed as Catwoman. Nice to have a model in the house!

Artist Mark Hempel as Doctor Strange. This picture is evidence that Mr. Hempel has spent more time in tights than I have.

Dressed to drown! Here I am with author Ellen Kushner (OK, she’s not a cartoonist, but she knows all the right people, and she’s one of my favorite writers in the world), at the Titanic Ball. I am wearing high heels, and some sort of fancy thing on my head, and yet I am significantly shorter than the woman next to me. Told you I was a midget.

Oh, funny. The photo is water damaged. How apropos.

Delia Sherman (one of my other favorite writers on the planet) does my hair for the ball. My hair was dyed almost black back then and I don’t think it suits me, but for awhile I bobbed it ala Dorothy Parker.

Ellen and Delia have a marvelous excess of social dazzle genes, and so they took me to this event, held by a ballroom dancing society.

Bad news: I can’t dance at all.

I’ve come to realize men never believe that when you tell them so. Only after they have danced with me and gotten their feet stepped on do they realize I was telling the truth. It’s very sad.

Maybe I should just learn to dance.

Oh, boy! Ancient history! I do believe this is from my very first convention! I am dressed as Eowyn from The Lord of the Rings, and I won first prize. I am surrounded by a bunch of guys from the Society for Creative Anachronism. I don’t remember the name of the Crusader behind me, but he was really cute.

My boyfriend (who was way cuter) lent me a genuine sword and shield to use, and my mom made the rest of the costume.

Hope you can see this photo. It was pretty badly damaged.

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