{"id":2748,"date":"2025-03-02T19:44:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T00:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/?page_id=2748"},"modified":"2025-08-22T04:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:22:38","slug":"guest-blaschke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/guest-blaschke\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest: Blaschke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Jayme Lynn Blaschke at ArmadilloCon! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jayme Lynn Blaschke has published a variety of science fiction, fantasy and related non-fiction in such markets as <a href=\"https:\/\/interzone.press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interzone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2008\/09\/fast-ships-blac\/\">Fast Ships Black Sails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/howardworks.com\/crossplainsuniverse.html\">Cross Plains Universe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helix_SF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HelixSF<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A revised and expanded edition of his book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/products\/9781467153935\">Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch<\/a>, a non-fiction history about THAT infamous brothel was released last year, to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Chicken Ranch closing its doors for the last time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A collected volume of his interviews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebraskapress.unl.edu\/bison-original\/9780803262393\/voices-of-vision\/\">Voices of Vision<\/a>, boasts quite possibly the most inappropriate nightmare-inducing cover ever. (See below.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s currently working on a YA science fiction novel, <em>Sailing Venus<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up with his doings at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaymeblaschke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.JaymeBlaschke.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-7e667502 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-Con-5-Toastmaster-Blaschke-JPG-1024x1024.avif ,https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-Con-5-Toastmaster-Blaschke-JPG.avif 780w, https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-Con-5-Toastmaster-Blaschke-JPG.avif 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-Con-5-Toastmaster-Blaschke-JPG-1024x1024.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-3881\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" title=\"2025-Con-5-Toastmaster-Blaschke-JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-e541bb5f     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3258' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-1-Blaschke-Bio-BLW-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-1-Blaschke-Bio-BLW-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-1-Blaschke-Bio-BLW-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tINSIDE THE TEXAS CHICKEN RANCH has been hailed as \u201cthe best account of the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ever written.\u201d\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3256' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-3-Blaschke-Bio-VOV-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-3-Blaschke-Bio-VOV-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-3-Blaschke-Bio-VOV-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn VOICES OF VISION, Blaschke talks to an amazing array of celebrated writers and editors, including Samuel R. Delany, Gene Wolfe, Harlan Ellison, Gardner Dozois, Robin Hobb, Charles de Lint, Elizabeth Moon, and more.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3257' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-2-Blaschke-Bio-CPU-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-2-Blaschke-Bio-CPU-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blaschke-Bio-2-Blaschke-Bio-CPU-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCROSS PLAINS UNIVERSE was an anthology of Texas fantasy writers created for the 2006 World Fantasy Convention. 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A revised and expanded edition of his book, Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch, a non-fiction history about THAT infamous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2748","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"mailpoet_newsletter_max":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Jennifer Juday","author_link":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/author\/jjudaygmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Meet Jayme Lynn Blaschke at ArmadilloCon! 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