Culture on My Mind
Dragon Tales
August 13, 2024

Last September, I told you all about a publication related to Dragon Con that was coming out. After a few delays, it has arrived in time for Dragon Con 2024.

I am honored to be part of a collection of essays, stories, memories, and more about Dragon Con. It is a collection of essays, stories, memories, and more, and the proceeds go to some great causes in memory of some great people.

Dragon Tales is a benefit book celebrating Atlanta’s largest multi-media pop culture convention for fans by fans. It contains stories, essays, memories, pro-tips, and more by folks who honor Dragon Con in their heart and try to keep it all the year.

It features contributions by Darin Bush, Jerry Chandler, Joe Crowe, Kevin Eldridge, Michael Falkner, Esther Friesner, Bernadette Johnson, Rob Levy, Bobby Nash, Mary Ogle, James Palmer, Ashley Pauls, R Alan Siler, Beth VanDusen, and DJ Spider. It was edited by Michael A. Gordon and features cover art by Mary Ogle.

The book is available now on Amazon. All proceeds of sales will be distributed to two charities in honor of two gentlemen, each of whom loved Dragon Con with all his soul.

Thom Trainor
American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org/

Darren Nowell
Lost-n-Found Youth
https://www.lnfy.org/

Some of the contributors were featured on a recent edition of the Dragon Con Report.

If you bring a copy of the book to Dragon Con, come find me and I’ll sign my work for you.

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