I have heard rumors – somewhere – that most of this country (not to mention the world) is not located in the Upper Midwest where I reside. And I’m pretty sure that most of our readers don’t live in these parts either. As a matter of fact, only half our Brandywine Books blogging staff lives anywhere near Minnesota.

Yet I do make these “personal appearances” from time to time, and feel obligated to inform you about them. Who knows? Some super fan may fly in from Florin or Guilder someday, just to meet me and get a book signed.

Hey, I’m a fantasy writer. Improbability is my wheelhouse.

Regardless, I am planning to be (with the Viking Age Club) in Moorhead, Minnesota (adjacent to Fargo) this weekend, for the Nordic Culture Clubs’ Scandinavian Festival.

The Festival will be held at the Hjemkomst Center, a museum built to house the Hjemkomst Viking ship, which was built in Hawley, Minnesota and sailed by a group of Minnesotans across the Atlantic to Norway in the 1970s. The museum’s park also features a lovely full-sized replica of the Hopperstad Stave Church. It is well worth visiting at any time.

If you’ve been reading this blog a while, you may recall that I’ve been to the Hjemkomst Center for Viking events before, but it’s been a few years. I’m looking forward to going back; it’s an excellent venue for Vikings.

If through some geographical anomaly you happen to be around Moorhead on Friday and Saturday, I’d be happy to see you.

If I’m not there, it’ll probably mean that the cold I’ve been fighting has gotten the upper hand.