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A fun science fiction convention in Rockville, MD. Oct 2-4 2026 Guests of Honor Nino Cipri and Rebecca Roanhorse
- The dodos made it safely home from #Mysticon. They're enjoying hot chocolate and catching up on reading. Remember to be safe when shoveling and remember the proper technique, and check up on the vulnerable people in your community.
- Greetings from Mysticon on a snowy Sunday morning. We're at the table and spending the night is snowy Roanoke and return to dodo central Monday morning. Reminder that there's no snow in Maryland in October and you get to see pretty leaves
- Pedro taking a water break during a party, remember to take water breaks while partying. Speaking of parties the old fashioned party is in room 336. We also have mocktails and soft drinks for non drinkers or anyone partaking in Dry January
- Setting up the Capclave table at Mysticon, we're close to registration. Looking forward to a fun weekend, snow and daleks just add to the fun
- Just arrived at the #Mysticon hotel, looking forward to seeing everyone
- A little dodo says the WSFA Small Press Award is open for submissions until March 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST. Prizes: a nifty trophy and $500 USD prize will be presented at Capclave on Oct 3rd wsfasmallpressaward.org/The_Rules.php
- Good morning, Phil con! Handsome boy Pedro is wearing a bowler hat instead of his sombrero, guess the reference and he will give you a custom ribbon.
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- Capclave table set up for @psfs.bsky.social Say hi to the dodos and preregister for Capclave, remember it's in early October next year
- Pedro getting settled in the hotel room for @psfs.bsky.social Pedro and friends have a table for Phil con this weekend. Will post location when we get our table. Now time to enjoy the cookie and get in a bit of reading
- NPR interviews past Capclave GoH Ken Liu on his latest novel www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
- Capclave will return.... October 2-4, 2026 Rockville, MD Guests of Honor Nino Cipri and Rebecca Roanhorse Mark your calendars
- Capclave 2025 is winding down, the con suite is almost empty. Thank you to everyone who made Capclave a success, especially Guests Joe and Gay Haldeman and Naomi Kritzer. Thank you to the participants, volunteers, and members who make everything happen. Safe travels and get a good night's sleep
- Pedro hanging out in the con suite, have a snack or pick up one for the road. We're open until 2pm
- The winner of the WSFA Small Press Award is “A Catalog of 21st Century Ghosts” by Pat Murphy, Lightspeed Magazine (December 2024) ed. John Joseph Adams Congratulations!
- Yoshi from BSFS announcing the winner of the BSFS amateur writer awards The winners are: First Place: "The Werewife" by M. Engle-Pratt of Baltimore. A woman who lives alone in the woods is visited on the full moon every month by a wolf who becomes human only on that night.
- Capclave Sam Lubell welcoming everyone to the award ceremony
- Soon we will know the winner of the WSFA Small Press Award, it's so secret even the dodos don't know who won. We will find out soon Here's a list of the shortlist WSFA Small Press Award Nominees Presented September 20, 2025 Capclave, Rockville, MD
- The mass signing started plenty of time to get your books signed. Here's a photo of the room and there will be cake.
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- Dodo Esquire took a break to chat with a friend from Balticon. Best part of cons is seeing old friends and making new friends
- Reminder that the WSFA Small Press Award ceremony is in the Eisenhower room close to registration and the cash bar the hotel is currently setting up
- Be like Rosie and buy your Capclave 2026 memberships. They make great gifts and you get to meet Guests Nino Cipri and Rebecca Roanhorse Oct 2-4, 2026!
- Pedro had a great night's sleep, and a healthy breakfast. Now he's volunteering in the con suite, say hi to Pedro. Thank you to all the volunteers that make Capclave happen.
- Superheroes versus the Law panel. Batman is a form of wish fulfillment where he always gets the bad guy even though he breaks the law. Every super criminal would be acquitted due to Fourth Amendment violations. I'm not a lawyer so I'm probably not explaining it right
- We now return to our regularly scheduled Capclave posts already in progress
- Confirmed with a male volunteer that the accessible men's room across from Plaza III and by the elevators have larger stalls with bars. The hallway to get to the restrooms by the elevators is narrow and wheelchair uses may have issues turning.
- Accessibility restrooms part 2. Another set of accessible restrooms are in the lobby by the elevators. There's a small black sign with white text that says restrooms. Follow the hall to the restrooms The women's room has one accessible stall with multiple bars. No photos for privacy reasons.
- Bathroom update, the accessible restrooms are across from Plaza III. The women's room has 2 larger stalls with hand rails and a baby changing space. No photos of the inside of the restroom due to privacy reasons.
- There's so many great program items that I need to figure out time travel in the next few hours so I don't miss anything capclave.org/capclave25/p...
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- Pedro is ready to go to Capclave and meet new friends. The humans need a few minutes to double check a few things and load the dodomobile
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- Reposted by Ser Darth 🔜 FarpointWhatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.
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- Metro is doing some work Saturday and Sunday Sept 20 and 21 on the Red line. Please plan accordingly Metro warns riders about upcoming weekend track work – NBC4 Washington share.google/Bmm9XoNqJzEf...
- Update on dodo de extinction, looks like they're thinking years not decades with thoughts about ethics. Happy Wednesday before Capclave www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
- Reposted by Ser Darth 🔜 FarpointTIL that for some people with irreparably damaged corneas, you can pull one of their teeth, drill a hole in it, install an artificial lens, sew it into their cheek (so tissue attaches), then pull it out and stick it in their damaged eye, and ... it works fine!?! www.nbcboston.com/news/health/...
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- A little dodo 🦤 told me that the Capclave preregistration ends on Thursday, September 11th at 11:59 pm EDT. capclave.org/capclave25/e...
