Let me start by saying that if you are fortunate enough to receive an invitation to speak to the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, you should accept with alacrity. They are in every way gracious hosts and just plain fun. It’s also nice to see such a thriving community of SF fans and writers.

I spoke for about half an hour on the intersection between puppetry and SF in the larger context — both are the red-headed stepchildren of their respective fields — and about how puppetry informs the way I approach writing. Then I told puppet war stories and did a Q & A. One of the discussions was about different types of puppets and I referenced Vietnamese Water Puppets. I also offered to provide links, so here we go.

The two big puppetry organizations are Puppeteers of America and UNIMA-USA.

Thanks again to PSFS for having me out and particularly to Lee and Diane for being such good hosts.