A REUNION STORY
When I was taking reservations for the reunion banquet Courtney Willis wrote to say he would be attending alone since his wife would be attending the World Science Fiction Convention. Since I'm a lifelong fan of science fiction I wrote back to ask him why his wife got to go the World Science Fiction Convention while I got stuck at a weekend with a bunch of old jocks. He never responded but then answered my question at the Saturday afternoon session. At this point I will refer to Wikipedia to share what Courtney shared with me. Those of you who are fans of science fiction will immediately understand the significance of Connie's career. Tomorrow I'll be going to the library to pick up a couple of her books.

Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born 31 December 1945) is an American science fiction writer. She has won, among other awards, ten Hugo Awards and six Nebula Awards. Willis most recently won a Hugo Award for All Seated on the Ground (August 2008). Willis is a 1967 graduate of Colorado State College, now the University of Northern Colorado. ^[1] She lives in Greeley, Colorado with her husband Courtney Willis, a professor of physics at the University of Northern Colorado. She also has one daughter, Cordelia. Connie Willis was the 2009 inductee to the Science Fiction Museum and Science Fiction Hall of Fame. ^[2]

Willis is known for her accessible prose and likable characters. She has written several pieces involving time travel by history students and faculty of the future University of Oxford. These pieces include her Hugo Award-winning novels Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog and the short story "Fire Watch", found in the short story collection of the same name. She is currently working on another book set in this universe. It will be published as a two book set. The first volume, Blackout ^[3] is scheduled for release on February 2, 2010. The second volume, All-Clear,^[4] will be released six months later.