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Am I a bad person because I don’t wish people Happy Birthday online anymore?

Curtis Chen
February 17, 2020
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Asking for a friend. Because I do appreciate the flood of messages I get on Facebook when my own birthday rolls around, but at some point in the last few years I just… stopped doing the same for others. Partly…

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Looking Back at 2019

Curtis Chen
December 26, 2019
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Every year, DeeAnn and I send holiday cards to friends and family. We used to print out a one-page newsletter to stick inside each card, which would include a handwritten note, but as our mailing list got longer the time…

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November 2019 Events

Curtis Chen
November 4, 2019
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Yes, I am doing NaNoWriMo again, and if you’re in the Portland, Oregon area you might see me at some write-ins! Otherwise: 11/8-11/10 Portland, OR – OryCon 41 at the Red Lion Hotel, Jantzen Beach: my schedule (and if you’re in…

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My World Fantasy 2019 Schedule

Curtis Chen
October 14, 2019
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Good news: I’m on THREE different panels at WFC in Los Angeles later this month! Bad news: two of these panels are at 9:00 in the morning 😭 The Mainstreaming of Lovecraft’s Creations Format: Panel 31 Oct 2019, Thursday 17:00…

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What’s Happening! October 2019

Curtis Chen
October 4, 2019
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Here’s where you can find me out and about this month… 10/6 Vancouver, WA – conversation & signing at Vintage Books with fellow Asian-American speculative fiction writers Fonda Lee and Mike Chen (no relation) 10/12 Vancouver, WA – Words & Pictures…

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September 2019 Happenings

Curtis Chen
September 1, 2019
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I’m doing three events in the Pacific Northwest this month: 9/12 Portland, OR – hosting SFWA Readings with authors Ted Chiang, Daryl Gregory, and Jack Skillingstead; Lucky Lab on SE Hawthorne (FREE) 9/24 Seattle, WA – quizmaster for Clarion West Trivia Night Fundraiser;…

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High School Reunion

Curtis Chen
July 30, 2019
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Last month, DeeAnn and I traveled to Southern California to visit family and friends, and while we were there I also caught up with two of my high school teachers: Kathy Jensen and David Spaid. They’re both retired from teaching…

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Space Remixes

Curtis Chen
May 24, 2019
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It’s been a good long while since I documented one of my random research spirals, but this one was pretty interesting. While catching up on my Instagram friends today, I saw this intriguing background on Aaron Duran‘s laptop screen: I…

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My Norwescon 42 Schedule

Curtis Chen
March 22, 2019
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It’s less than a month until Easter, and therefore just about a month until Norwescon! Here’s where you can find me then: Friday (4/19) – it’s all about ME Writing Class: Dialogue, She Wrote with Curtis ChenCascade 1311:30am–1pmMore than one…

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Animated GIF of the Moment

Curtis Chen
January 28, 2019
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Curtis C. Chen (陳致宇)

Once a Silicon Valley software engineer, Curtis now writes fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO is a science fiction thriller about a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet: vacation. The sequel, KANGAROO TOO, sends our hero to the Moon!

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