Upcoming Appearances
DragonCon
Aug 29–Sep 2, 2024
The magical liminal space of DragonCon draws Alli to Atlanta every Labor Day weekend where you’ll find her gushing about the latest Marvel movies and TV shows, time travel and the multiverse, robots and AI, alternate history, Stargate, and Buffy.
DragonCon 2024 Schedule
Panels
Alli is often found as a panelist or moderator around Central Florida, DragonCon, or the internet. Her panel duties always include a focus on storytelling, even when interacting as a fan.
DragonCon Highlights
How do YOU Time Travel?
Military Sci-Fi Media | panelist, Aug 30, 2019
The actual (theoretical) mechanics of time travel explained by astrophysicists Dr. Kevin Grazier and Dr. Erin Macdonald, and how those twisty time travel antics relate to storytelling.
Practical Time Travel for the Storyteller
Alternate History | panelist, Sept 1, 2018
How time travel is used, abused, and embraced in fiction writing with additional amazing panelists, S.M. Stirling, Michael J. Martinez, Jack Campbell, and Anthony Francis.
MCU: Half Phased
American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media | moderator, Sept 4, 2022
Walking through the entirety of Phase 4 of the MCU to answer the question: Was Phase 4 directionless?
Just What is the MCU Multiverse?
American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media | moderator, Sept 2, 2022
Exploring the multiversal aspects of the MCU, including what we know and what we’d like it to be.
Ethics: Androids, Replicants, and Cyborgs, Oh My!
Military Sci-Fi Media | panelist, Sept 5, 2022
Exploring how AI, robots, and cyborgs are actually employed and how they’re used in military science fiction.
Writing
Rebel: Not Writing a Novel, moderator, NaNOrlando Writers Conference, Orange County Library, October 5, 2019
NaNoWriMo, Nonfiction, Short Stories
NaNoWriMo Life Prep, moderator, NaNOrlando Writers Conference, Orange County Library, October 27, 2018
NaNoWriMo, Writing Life, Productivity
Query Critique Workshop, panelist, Orange County Library, August 18, 2018
Queries, Literary Agents, Publishing
NaNoWriMo 301: Research Workshop, moderator, Writer’s Atelier, October 23, 2016
NaNoWriMo, Research
Science Fiction
Firefly: It All Comes Out in the Wash, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 3, 2023
Characters, Firefly, Hoban Washburn
Bandits & Leapers: Time Travelers in the Media, panelist, DragonCon (Alternate and Historical Fiction), August 31, 2019
Timeless, Outlander, Quantum Leap, & more
Practical Time Travel for the Storyteller, panelist, DragonCon (Alternate History), September 1, 2018
Time Travel in Fiction
Infinite Possibilities: Time Travel & Alternate Timelines on TV, panelist, DragonCon (Alternate History), August 31, 2018
Time Travel in Fiction
Time Travel & Multiverse
It Was Kang All Along, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 1, 2023
Multiverse, Time Travel, the Sacred Timeline, Marvel
Just What is the MCU Multiverse?, moderator, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 2, 2022
Multiverse, Marvel
Marvel’s What If?, moderator, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 6, 2021
Multiverse, Marvel
How do YOU Time Travel? panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), August 30, 2019
Time Travel, Stargate, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica & more
Bandits & Leapers: Time Travelers in the Media, panelist, DragonCon (Alternate and Historical Fiction), August 31, 2019
Time Travel, Timeless, Outlander, Quantum Leap, & more
Practical Time Travel for the Storyteller, panelist, DragonCon (Alternate History), September 1, 2018
Time Travel in Fiction
Infinite Possibilities: Time Travel & Alternate Timelines on TV, panelist, DragonCon (Alternate History), August 31, 2018
Time Travel in Fiction
DC Extended Universe (TV/Movies)
Titans: Brother Blood, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 4, 2023
Titans
Titans: A Shift of Venue, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 6, 2021
Titans
Heroes in Training: The Next Generation, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 5, 2021
Flash, Stargirl, Arrow, Titans, Black Lightning
Marvel/Marvel Cinematic Universe
It Was Kang All Along, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 1, 2023
Kang, the Sacred Timeline, Multiverse, Time Travel, MCU Phase 5, Infinity Saga
BFFs in the MCU, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 2, 2023
Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, Tony Stark, James Rhodes, Friendship
Guardians: Rocket’s Story, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 4, 2023
Rocket Raccoon, Guardians of the Galaxy
The Impact of the Darkholde on the MCU, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 5, 2022
Wanda Maximoff, Dr. Strange, Runaways, Agents of SHIELD
MCU: Half Phased, moderator, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 4, 2022
MCU Phase 4
Just What is the MCU Multiverse?, moderator, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 2, 2022
Multiverse, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, What If?
Falcon & the Winter Solider: Let’s Change the World, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 6, 2021
Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, Agency, Legacy
Falcon & Winter Solider: Resolution – Bucky’s Story, moderator, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 6, 2021
Bucky Barnes, Mental Health, Agency
Marvel’s What If?, moderator, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 6, 2021
Multiverse, What If?
Black Widow: Shadow of the Red Room, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 5, 2021
Natasha Romanoff, Yelena Belova, Agency
Stargate
Stargate: The TV Movies and Beyond, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 1, 2023
Stargate, The Ark of Truth, Continuum
Coping Strategies in Military SciFi Media, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 1, 2023
Mental Health, Stargate
Mythology and Religion in the Worlds of Stargate, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 2, 2023
Religion, Mythology, Storytelling, Stargate
Think of the Children!: The Problem of the Child Characters in Military Sci-Fi, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 5, 2022
Characters, Storytelling, Stargate, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica
Ethics: Androids, Replicants, and Cyborgs, Oh My!, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 5, 2022
Robots & AI, Storytelling, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica
Mythology & Worldbuilding in Military Sci-Fi, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 2, 2022
Mythology, Religion, Stargate, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica
No Small Roles: The Bit-Players of MSFM, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 4, 2021
Characters, Storytelling, Stargate, Firefly, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica
Bingewatching and Military SF Media, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), September 4, 2021
Fandom, Stargate, Firefly, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica
How do YOU Time Travel? panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media), August 30, 2019
Stargate, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica & more
When Stargate Writing Worlds Collide, moderator, DragonCon (Stargate Off-World), August 29, 2008
Media Tie-In Writing
Group Therapy: Character Deaths in Military Sci-Fi, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media)
August 31, 2019
September 1, 2018
Grief, Characters, Storytelling, Stargate, Firefly, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica
Stargate: SG-1 Anniversaries, panelist, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media)
25 Years of Stargate: SG-1, September 3, 2022
Remember Your Anniversary: 20 Years of Stargate SG-1, September 2, 2017
Stargate: SG-1
Diversity and Representation in Military Sci-Fi, DragonCon (Military Sci-Fi Media)
Diversity and Representation in Military Sci-Fi, moderator, September 3, 2017
Genderswap and Inclusion in Military Sci-Fi, panelist, September 4, 2016
Gender, Representation, Diversity, Stargate, Firefly, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica
Stargate Fanfiction Panels, moderator, DragonCon
Your Own SG Multiverse: SG Fanfic Roundtables, Stargate Multiverse Track, September 3, 2010
More Than Fiction—Fanfiction Writers, Stargate Multiverse Track, September 6, 2009
SG Fan Writers & Artists, Stargate Off-World, September 1, 2007
Fanfiction
Stargate Games Night, coordinator, DragonCon
Stargate Multiverse Track, September 5, 2010
Stargate Multiverse Track, September 5, 2009
Stargate Off-World, August 30, 2008
Stargate Off-World, September 2, 2007
Stargate-themed Games & Trivia
Umbrella Academy
Umbrella Academy: Welcome to the Hotel Oblivion, moderator, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 3, 2022
Season 3
Umbrella Academy, moderator, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), September 4, 2020
Season 2
Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, panelist, DragonCon (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media), August 30, 2019
Season 1
Podcasts
Alli lends her thoughts and voice to podcasts whenever possible. Her expertise lies primarily in storytelling, but she’s also been known to geek out on fandom discussions, time travel, and Victorians.
Eat Dirt
Story Kernels: Episode 2 | co-host, Jun 16, 2022
19th century Resurrection Men get more than they bargained for when they uncover an alien tree raising people from the dead in the form of clones.
Episode 183: It’s About Time
42Cast | guest panelist, May 25, 2023
The paradoxes, mechanics, and story applications of time travel with recommendations from all the panelists about what time travel video games, movies, and TV shows you should be consuming.
Story Kernels (co-host) - a podcast about inspiration and writing
Episode 1: Cuttle Buddy
Robotic oceanic excavators are bombarded with sudden sentience as granted by the giant psychedelic cuttlefish, who accidentally becomes a robot culture’s messianic figurehead.
Robots & AI, Agency, Science Fiction
Episode 2: Eat Dirt
19th century Resurrection Men get more than they bargained for when they uncover an alien tree raising people from the dead in the form of clones.
Victorians, Aliens, Identity, Science Fiction
Episode 3: Duck Duck Truce
A deep dive through the seedy underbelly of Orlando, Florida uncovers the blood trade of the Orlando Gothia while exploring the ways trauma can manifest in your body and your relationships (and in your ducks).
Vampires (probably), Trauma & Recovery, Fantasy, Romance
Episode 4: An Ocean of False Starts
A sculptor runs into difficulties with his muse when the commercial mermaid statues he’s been hired to produce keep coming to life.
Mermaids, Muses, Agency, Fantasy
Episode 5: The Importance of Being Arboreal
When semi-sentient alien trees return to Earth, personifications of hope and despair argue for humanity’s future.
Aliens, Climate Fiction, Science Fiction
Episode 6: Are You Afraid of the Space Dark
A trip to the moon uncovers secrets in the dark, requiring cooperation between the untrusting Day Crew and the mysterious Night Scientists.
Space, Haunting, Science Fiction
Episode 7: Fate’s Dirty Laundry
One knight risks being seen by the Washer at the Ford to ensure the survival of a nation and protect the one he loves.
Fate, Agency, Fantasy
Episode 8: Time Travel Like an Egyptian
When the fate of the time stream hangs in the balance, one should always stop for a time-traveling bittersweet lesbian romance.
Time Travel, Victorians, Agency, Science Fiction, Romance
Episode 9: Mr. Punchable & the Zombie King
Some Chosen Ones defy being chosen.
Chosen Ones, Identity, Agency, Fantasy
Episode 10: Editing for the Multiversal Paragon
Parents game the educational system by using technology to rewire their kids so the family can enter the multiverse of their dreams.
Multiverse, Parenting, Science Fiction
Episode 11: Pied Piper Gren Desire (Patreon Exclusive)
A non-binary lounge singer is given a song that can bring the world to ruin.
Magic, Agency, Found Family, Fantasy
42cast (guest panelist) - your ultimate answer to fandom, geekiness, and everything
Episode 208: Powered by the Apocalypse
The first 3 seasons of The Umbrella Academy.
Time Travel, Umbrella Academy, TV series, comic books
Episode 183: It’s About Time
The good, the bad, and the questionable of time travel in science fiction
Time Travel, Stargate, Needle in a Timestack, Bill & Ted, Umbrella Academy, MCU, Endgame, Arrival
Episode 174: Multiversity 101
The multiverse as utilized in fiction and why it holds our interest
Multiverse, Stargate, Sliders
Episode 166: Phase of Our Lives
Marvel Phases 5 & 6 Speculation
MCU Phase 5, MCU Phase 6
Episode 165: Horror Story
A detailed discussion of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Wanda Maximoff, Dr. Strange, America Chavez, Wong, Christine Palmer
Episode 156: Rocket Man
A detailed discussion of the Joe Johnston classic The Rocketeer
Cliff Secord, Jenny Blake, Neville Sinclair, Captain America (no really, this makes sense)
Episode 155: Genius Loki
A detailed discussion of the Loki Disney+ series (and time travel)
Time Travel, Loki, Mobius, Slyvie, He Who Remains
Episode 124: Widow’s Might
A detailed discussion of the Black Widow movie
Natasha Romanoff, Yelena Belova, Alexei Shostakov, Melina Vostokoff, Taskmaster
Episode 123: Con-Ventional Wisdom
Advice for attending and making the most of conventions
DragonCon, MegaCon, Leaky Con
Readings
Alli performs her work as infrequently as possible, but has been known to be coerced into publicly reading both finished and in-progress works.
PARCELS: MFAs in Progress (alumni), January 8, 2017
PARCELS: MFAs in Progress (candidate), February 14, 2016
PARCELS: MFAs in Progress (candidate), March 1, 2015