Volume 17, Issue 1 February/March ConNotations 2007 The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society A Conversation with Featured Inside Jewel Staite Regular Features Special Features By Catherine Book SF Tube Talk A Conversation with Jewel is, of course, the actress All the latest news about Jewel Staite in Firefly (TV series) and its Scienc Fiction TV shows by Catherine Book subsequent movie, Serenity, who plays Kaylee Frye, the ship’s 24 Frames Zuner or Later Microsoft mechanic. While I haven’t All the latest Movie News interviewed an actress before, Will Get It Right mostly due to lack of opportu- by Shane Shellenbarger nity, I was awfully glad of this Pro Notes opportunity. Jewel was the main News about An American in Canada Guest of Honor at a local genre authors and fans Part 3 convention, DarkCon, held by Jeffrey Lu January 4-7, 2007 and the Costume Closet convention was kind enough to Articles Covering Topics of interest invite me to facilitate her Q&A in the constuming field Plus sessions. So, this is the high- lights of those two hours during ConClusion CASFS Business Report the convention. She was a Convention News & Reviews delightful guest who seemed FYI News and tidbits of interest to fans genuinely happy to be talking to Screening Room her fans. She was funny, self- Reviews of current theatrical releases Club Listings deprecating and very, very personable. I cannot begin to NonGenre By Genre Convention List & convey her personality ad- Non SF/F books by SF/F Authors Generic Registration Form equately… contracted to appear in Stargate Atlantis I started by asking her what projects in a recurring role as a doctor. 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