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Here's a great picture of the Unicorn Writers Conference's progenitor, my friend Maureen Amaturo, and her interviewee, our guest of honor. It was taken by Darren Wagner, the official photographer for the conference, who has very generously allowed us to use his images gratis.

Darren has prepared a dizzying slideshow of his conference coverage, which you can see on his website. You have to wait 4:30 minutes for my first appearance, and then I'm merely introducing the splendid Jeff Bens. In case you're interested, I reappear in my own right (write? Thanks, John L.) about half a minute later, wielding my stunningly lo-tech audio-visual and wearing the usual dorkish expression I have when I'm talking, i.e. all the time.

Brief encounter.

When you're a living legend and one of the great artistic talents of all time, everyone wants to have their picture taken with you. It's not always convenient, but I guess I'd do it for Gene Wilder.

Seriously, Mr. Wilder, now well into his career as a novelist and short-story writer, was the guest speaker at yesterday's hugely successful Unicorn Writers Conference. Thanks to Maureen Amaturo, who inspired the conference in the first place and got to interview the great man, for taking the picture.