IN REMEMBRANCE--2024 AD

[Eyes of Nine]

Terry Bisson, one of the sf world’s great kind, humane people and writers. He was 81.

Terry Bisson (1942-2024)

Author Terry Bisson, 81, died in the early hours of January 10, 2024. Terry Ballantine Bisson was born February 12, 1942 in Kentucky. After attending Grinnell College in Iowa from 1960-62, and batt…

locusmag.com

He’s likely most famous generally for “They’re Made of Meat”, a short story that’s often circulated without attribution and with accumulating errors. Here’s the version he reviews and authorized.

They're Made out of Meat

Within the sf world, he was most known for “Bears Discover Fire”, a story about loss and the parts of life beyond words. It’s been a comfort to me in bad times and good.

Bears Discover Fire - Lightspeed Magazine

I was driving with my brother, the preacher, and my nephew, the preacher’s son, on I-65 just north of Bowling Green when we got a flat. It was Sunday night and we had been to visit Mother at the Home. We were in my car. The flat caused what you might call knowing groans since, as the...

www.lightspeedmagazine.com

Short film made of They're Made of Meat

 

[Ryujin]

Ed Broadbent, former leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, is dead at 87.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ed-broadbent-dies-1.7080936

 

[Retreater]

Terry Bisson was raised in my hometown and even included it in some of his writing. I know people who went to school with him. (We're a small town of around 50,000.)
It was always cool to see we had a native sci-fi author.

 

[General_Tangent]

James Herbert Brennan the author of Man, Myth & Magic passed on January 1st.

 

[trappedslider]

Creators pay tribute to TikTok chef Lynn Yamada Davis, host of 'Cooking With Lynja' who died at 67

Tributes from content creators have poured in on social media after news rocked the tight-knit digital culinary community that TikTok star Lynn "Lynja" Yamada Davis died. The late social media star who was best known for her quirky and fun cooking tutorials, died from esophageal cancer on New...

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[Richards]

Seinfeld actor Peter Crombie, who played "Crazy" Joe Davola, died at 71 on Wednesday, 10 Jan 24.

Johnathan

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Critic Tom Shales died today from coronavirus and renal failure. He was 79.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Bill Hayes, a longtime actor on Days of Our Lives who also had a #1 hit with "The Ballad of Davey Crockett", died yesterday. He was 98.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Tisa Farrow, Mia's sister, died Wednesday; she was 72.

 

[Rabulias]

Joyce Randolph, who starred in The Honeymooners, has died at age 99. The last of the four stars to go. :-(