Name: My Strangest True Experience
Start: 2026-06-26T21:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-26T22:00:00-0400

Friday June 26, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

They say you write what you know. A panel where programming participants with very eclectic backgrounds share their strangest, true experiences, whether written down or not.

Moderators

Ian McMurtrie

Author, Publisher

Born on the island of Malta to an Oklahoma oil engineer and a Texas school teacher, author Ian McMurtrie a.k.a. LawDog was raised in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. He has been a soldier, an EMT, a volunteer fireman, a short-order cook, the world's worst rodeo clown, and a peace... Read More →

Guests

Oren Truitt

Artist

Oren Truitt suffers from chronic insatiable curiosity. With a thirst to learn something new, he’s been a biologist, chemist, photographer, jeweler, gunsmith, actor, stuntman and teacher. Working on adding WRITER to the list. His passion is history. Oren needs a time machine and... Read More →

Ted Begley

Author

Ted Begley's career has consisted of such fields as cook, farmer, lightning rod salesman, and accountant. He lives in Kentucky with his wife of more than thirty years, Laura, who acts in the capacity of his first reader and editor. He has several short stories published in as many... Read More →

Wayland Smith

Author

WAYLAND SMITH is the pen name for a native Texan who has lived in Massachusetts, New York, Washington DC, and presently makes his home in Virginia. His rather unlikely list of jobs includes private investigator, comic book shop owner, ring crew for a circus (then he ran away from... Read More →

William Lehman

Author

William Lehman can’t stay out of hot water… or cold water, either. After retiring from two careers in and around submarines, and a decade as a Reserve Police Officer for the City of Bremerton, Washington, (where far more things go on than you’d think) he’s traded in his police... Read More →

C.S. Brown

Author

C S Brown retired from the daily grind and moved to Central America to enjoy the warm weather and friendly atmosphere. Writing was the result of needing to make at least some of his time productive. In many ways, it is the embodiment of his lifelong dream. He has always wanted a pet... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Main Program, Panel

LibertyCon 38

Ian McMurtrie

Oren Truitt

Ted Begley

Wayland Smith

William Lehman

C.S. Brown

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LibertyCon 38

Ian McMurtrie

Oren Truitt

Ted Begley

Wayland Smith

William Lehman

C.S. Brown

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