My Little Birdie Said... Detail of Art by Allison Stein 2020

Tweet Tweet 08:54 Strolling barefoot in the surf on Cocoa Beach, sippin’ my Starbuck’s. Life is good. # 09:40 Sitting outside hotel lobby, brushing sand off my feet. Wet surfer w/ board drips in. I dont feel so bad about tracking in sand now. # 18:57 Having dinner w/ SFWA president, Author Emeritus, one of my favorite novelists, & USAF major. How cool is that? # 20:01 @sfwa nebula program has begun… Allen Steele giving…

My Little Birdie Said... Detail of Art by Allison Stein 2020

Tweet Tweet 08:09 On the bus… As soon as our NASA escort arrives, we’ll be on our way to the shuttle launch viewing site! # 10:52 Arrived at the NASA Causeway viewing site… All systems are still go for launch! # 13:34 And the Atlantis is away! Perfect launch! Absolutely freakin’ awesome! # 17:07 Atlantis STS-132 launch photos: www.flickr.com/photos/allisonstein/ and www.flickr.com/photos/allisonstein/4607611394/ # 19:33 At the SFWA nominees ceremony… Many nominees are here. Some are not…

My Little Birdie Said... Detail of Art by Allison Stein 2020

Tweet Tweet 14:39 Sitting beneath a Saturn V. It’s cool! And big! Now, on to the gift shop… # 20:17 Hanging out in the sfwa suite, listening to sf authors make music. They are surprisingly good-led by Joe Haldeman and Peter Heck. # 22:48 Landed back at the room after a long day touring Kennedy Space Center and getting reacquainted with SFWA friends…. #