Did you know the fairy police force Artemis faces are called LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance), a deliberate reference to Leprechaun.
October 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Did you know the fairy police force Artemis faces are called LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance), a deliberate reference to Leprechaun.
Over in comments on a recent Whatever post by @athenascalzi.com , I related the story of the Extremely Green Bagels at a 1970's-era LepreCon:
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Free Pastries & Free Wine
Yesterday morning, my friend and I went and visited Val’s Bakery, which you may remember I featured in a post earlier last year. It was her first time there, so I was glad to introduce her to…
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October 6, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Over in comments on a recent Whatever post by @athenascalzi.com , I related the story of the Extremely Green Bagels at a 1970's-era LepreCon:
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Is there a LepreCon?
August 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Is there a LepreCon?
Artemis Fowl is a good shout! I was hit and miss with them but loved LepRecon and Butler!
It was the Spiderwick Chronicles that sent me into folklore and fantasy. I love those books! Terrible film, but the books were my childhood!
It was the Spiderwick Chronicles that sent me into folklore and fantasy. I love those books! Terrible film, but the books were my childhood!
August 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Artemis Fowl is a good shout! I was hit and miss with them but loved LepRecon and Butler!
It was the Spiderwick Chronicles that sent me into folklore and fantasy. I love those books! Terrible film, but the books were my childhood!
It was the Spiderwick Chronicles that sent me into folklore and fantasy. I love those books! Terrible film, but the books were my childhood!
A modern magat-lepreCON 🍀 !
March 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
A modern magat-lepreCON 🍀 !
Leprecon
Inspiration came to me when my supervisor mentioned his kid making Leprechaun traps in school during a meeting. Then I heard them mentioned during the Fowl Language Comics “Drink and Doodle” broadcast on Facebook. It was fate.
#daniandlulucomic #webcomics #leprechaun #saintpatricksday
Inspiration came to me when my supervisor mentioned his kid making Leprechaun traps in school during a meeting. Then I heard them mentioned during the Fowl Language Comics “Drink and Doodle” broadcast on Facebook. It was fate.
#daniandlulucomic #webcomics #leprechaun #saintpatricksday
March 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Leprecon
Inspiration came to me when my supervisor mentioned his kid making Leprechaun traps in school during a meeting. Then I heard them mentioned during the Fowl Language Comics “Drink and Doodle” broadcast on Facebook. It was fate.
#daniandlulucomic #webcomics #leprechaun #saintpatricksday
Inspiration came to me when my supervisor mentioned his kid making Leprechaun traps in school during a meeting. Then I heard them mentioned during the Fowl Language Comics “Drink and Doodle” broadcast on Facebook. It was fate.
#daniandlulucomic #webcomics #leprechaun #saintpatricksday
#Leprecon, Ireland's oldest gaming con, and, indeed, oldest con, is on this weekend. Overjoyed to see the numbers back to where they were in past days, halls full of people playing games!
March 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#Leprecon, Ireland's oldest gaming con, and, indeed, oldest con, is on this weekend. Overjoyed to see the numbers back to where they were in past days, halls full of people playing games!
At Leprecon (Trinity College's games con) on the 25th anniversary of me running it. The first con I ever chaired. Ah, linear time.
March 23, 2024 at 1:21 PM
At Leprecon (Trinity College's games con) on the 25th anniversary of me running it. The first con I ever chaired. Ah, linear time.
LEPrecon, a unidade de elite da polícia das fadas. Resultado: em pouco tempo, Artemis se vê em meio a um exército de fadas, gnomos, duendes, elfos e trolls, com armas muito mais avançadas que as dos humanos. Artemis está confiante que pode
September 8, 2024 at 1:57 AM
LEPrecon, a unidade de elite da polícia das fadas. Resultado: em pouco tempo, Artemis se vê em meio a um exército de fadas, gnomos, duendes, elfos e trolls, com armas muito mais avançadas que as dos humanos. Artemis está confiante que pode
LEPrecon, a unidade de elite da polícia das fadas. Resultado: em pouco tempo, Artemis se vê em meio a um exército de fadas, gnomos, duendes, elfos e trolls, com armas muito mais avançadas que as dos humanos. Artemis está confiante que pode
May 21, 2024 at 2:27 PM
LEPrecon, a unidade de elite da polícia das fadas. Resultado: em pouco tempo, Artemis se vê em meio a um exército de fadas, gnomos, duendes, elfos e trolls, com armas muito mais avançadas que as dos humanos. Artemis está confiante que pode
Fan M.R. Hildebrand (b.1946) died on March 4. Hildebrand began attending conventions in 1972 at LACon I and quickly became active in Phoenix fandom. She chaired Leprecon 3 and later Coppercon. At Iguancon, she organized the first dedicated track of feminist track at a Worldcon.
May 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Fan M.R. Hildebrand (b.1946) died on March 4. Hildebrand began attending conventions in 1972 at LACon I and quickly became active in Phoenix fandom. She chaired Leprecon 3 and later Coppercon. At Iguancon, she organized the first dedicated track of feminist track at a Worldcon.
Fan Paul Schauble (b.1948) died on September 23. Schauble helped found the Central Arizona Speculative FIction Society and Leprecon, working in various positions on the convention. He served on the Phoenix in ‘82 Westercon bid and published the zine Mimeo-Burn.
May 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Fan Paul Schauble (b.1948) died on September 23. Schauble helped found the Central Arizona Speculative FIction Society and Leprecon, working in various positions on the convention. He served on the Phoenix in ‘82 Westercon bid and published the zine Mimeo-Burn.
Fan Margaret Jean Goddin died on September 14. Goodin worked as a guest liaison for LepreCon. In 1991, she coedited Fantasy Cookbook: The Favorite Recipes of Your Favorite Fantasy Authors with Doreen Webbert for the World Fantasy Con. She was married to con-runner Mike Willmoth.
September 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Fan Margaret Jean Goddin died on September 14. Goodin worked as a guest liaison for LepreCon. In 1991, she coedited Fantasy Cookbook: The Favorite Recipes of Your Favorite Fantasy Authors with Doreen Webbert for the World Fantasy Con. She was married to con-runner Mike Willmoth.
Fan Gary Swaty (b.1942) died in mid-February. Swaty chaired HexaCon 16 and CopperCon 28 and also worked on Westercons, LepreCons, World Fantasy, and World Horror Cons, and more. He also sponsored filk GoHs at CoKoCon. He searched on the boards of LepreCon, CASFS and WesternSFA.
February 13, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Fan Gary Swaty (b.1942) died in mid-February. Swaty chaired HexaCon 16 and CopperCon 28 and also worked on Westercons, LepreCons, World Fantasy, and World Horror Cons, and more. He also sponsored filk GoHs at CoKoCon. He searched on the boards of LepreCon, CASFS and WesternSFA.
January 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#Battletech at leprecon 2026.
24 24 maps worth of #thunderheadstudios terrain coming in hot. Players coming from all over #Ireland for this one.
24 24 maps worth of #thunderheadstudios terrain coming in hot. Players coming from all over #Ireland for this one.
March 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM
#Battletech at leprecon 2026.
24 24 maps worth of #thunderheadstudios terrain coming in hot. Players coming from all over #Ireland for this one.
24 24 maps worth of #thunderheadstudios terrain coming in hot. Players coming from all over #Ireland for this one.
This Month #Battletech is coming to Leprecon 45
#Irelands longest running Gaming Convention.
leprecon.ie
With the Leinster regionals occuring on the Saturday.
An Ilkhan era particpation game on the Sunday!
We'll also have Demos
and @plasticraicgaming.bsky.social all weekend!
This Month #Battletech is coming to Leprecon 45
#Irelands longest running Gaming Convention.
leprecon.ie
With the Leinster regionals occuring on the Saturday.
An Ilkhan era particpation game on the Sunday!
We'll also have Demos
and @plasticraicgaming.bsky.social all weekend!
March 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This Month #Battletech is coming to Leprecon 45
#Irelands longest running Gaming Convention.
leprecon.ie
With the Leinster regionals occuring on the Saturday.
An Ilkhan era particpation game on the Sunday!
We'll also have Demos
and @plasticraicgaming.bsky.social all weekend!
This Month #Battletech is coming to Leprecon 45
#Irelands longest running Gaming Convention.
leprecon.ie
With the Leinster regionals occuring on the Saturday.
An Ilkhan era particpation game on the Sunday!
We'll also have Demos
and @plasticraicgaming.bsky.social all weekend!
Up for Grabs at Leprecon today.
#Battletech Nationals.
#Battletech Nationals.
March 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Up for Grabs at Leprecon today.
#Battletech Nationals.
#Battletech Nationals.
leprecon.ie is one of the longest running gaming conventions in Ireland. Hosted by the Students of @tcddublin.bsky.social Well worth a visit even if Giant robots are not your thing.
Leprecon 44
Ireland's Oldest Games Convention
leprecon.ie
March 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
leprecon.ie is one of the longest running gaming conventions in Ireland. Hosted by the Students of @tcddublin.bsky.social Well worth a visit even if Giant robots are not your thing.
#Battletech tournement and demos at Leprecon this Month.
Full details over on the discord.
discord.gg/xwnafZGr
Full details over on the discord.
discord.gg/xwnafZGr
March 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#Battletech tournement and demos at Leprecon this Month.
Full details over on the discord.
discord.gg/xwnafZGr
Full details over on the discord.
discord.gg/xwnafZGr
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
new creature: leprecon-artist
he rips you off and also is small and green
he rips you off and also is small and green
new creature: toot fairy
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
new creature: leprecon-artist
he rips you off and also is small and green
he rips you off and also is small and green
Having read at least most of the books, I can tell you they were REALLY compressing the series by drawing on plot threads from later books, dropping threads like Holly's being the first female LepRecon officer and the politics and pressure there, and thoroughly downplaying Fowl's villainous nature.
May 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Having read at least most of the books, I can tell you they were REALLY compressing the series by drawing on plot threads from later books, dropping threads like Holly's being the first female LepRecon officer and the politics and pressure there, and thoroughly downplaying Fowl's villainous nature.