Well, semi-insta. I was in a major mall yesterday, abruptly encountered a Major Line (very neatly organized, mind you, but a Major Line), and was trying to figure out what was going on when I realized that I was passing...
Two things first: I'm neither the former police-video host nor the DragonCon organizer. I have, however, had a long if low-key writing career,; you might have encountered my work through Dragon® Magazine‘s “The Role of Books” review column (may it rest in peace), read one of my short stories, or crossed my path at a science fiction convention (OryCon, for instance).