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The secret history of science fiction; or, trying to please mainstream readers

Bill the sci-fi guy wrote 2 months ago: What we hope to present in this anthology is an alternative vision of sf from the 1970’s to th … more →

Tags: Books, Anthologies, Carter Scholz, Connie Willis, Don DeLillo, Gene Wolfe, George Saunders, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel

Quotable: Thomas Disch and Richard Brautigan

wallyfrost wrote 2 months ago: In the department of trenchant wit, from Thomas M. Disch’s “The foetus,” in The ma … more →

Tags: Reading Log, Books, Reading, Quote, Quotable, Literature, Suicide, Richard Brautigan, the abortion an historical romance 1966

Disch presents a ruinous anthology2 comments

Bill the sci-fi guy wrote 3 months ago: While most of us listened, enraptured by the siren-songs of Technology, they [the authors included i … more →

Tags: Books, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, SF, j. g. ballard, harry harrison, Philip K. Dick, Fritz Leiber, kurt vonnegut jr

Rare, Collectible and Mindblowing!(Re-Enchanting) Book Post 1

Maurice FitzGerald wrote 4 months ago: The Cover attributes the book the the pseudonymous Thom Demijon.  It was written by two of the most … more →

Tags: Philip K. Dick, brave little toaster, john sladek, Santa Susana, Rare, Collectable, Books, hardcover, Black Alice

book review: the word of god

jjackunrau wrote 5 months ago: I can’t remember why I wanted to read The Word of God: or, Holy Writ Rewritten by Thomas M. Di … more →

Tags: Books, LoTH, Religion, writing, desire, God, Jane, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick

Thought for the day

peedeel wrote 7 months ago: Creativeness is the ability to see relationships where none exist. Thomas M. Disch … more →

Tags: Books, Ideas!, Thought for the day

'In Xanadu' by Thomas M. Disch

Martin wrote 7 months ago: Sarrantonio suggests this story “recalls a bit his New Wave days”. Presumably what he me … more →

Tags: SF, Short Stories, redshift

Disch on dreams and stuff2 comments

Bill the sci-fi guy wrote 7 months ago: In dreams begin responsibilities. But it’s no less true that in dreams begin irresponsibilitie … more →

Tags: Books, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, SF, The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of

Book Review - The Wall of America by Thomas M. Disch

guysalvidge wrote 11 months ago: It’s taken me more than ten years, but I’ve finally ‘discovered’ Thomas M. D … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, The Wall of America

I am...hating Sasha Fierce

livviisapirate wrote 1 year ago: According to my dear friend Mr Wikipedia, the story of The Lion King is (très loosely obviously) bas … more →

Tags: Ranting, randomness, Music, Beyonce Knowles, Sasha Fierce, single ladies, put a ring on it, hamlet, the lion king

Book Review - 334 by Thomas M. Disch1 comment

guysalvidge wrote 1 year ago: Tom Disch is something of an enigma to me. He deploys a formidable vocabulary on one hand (which, if … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Santa Susana

A wake for Thomas M. Disch

Matt Staggs wrote 1 year ago: Alice Turner, Sheila Williams and Samuel Delany Friends and family of deceased author and poet Thoma … more →

Tags: Journal, Suicide, Wake, Remembrance

Oh, Thomas M. Disch, had you lived to see such days...4 comments

Matt Staggs wrote 1 year ago: While reading through Thomas M. Disch’s posthumous collection “The Wall of America, … more →

Tags: Journal, The Wall of America, Stock Market, crash, meltdown, Campbell's soup, Canned Goods

"Suicide is always a speculative matter."2 comments

Martin wrote 1 year ago: I may have thought Thomas M. Disch was a raddled old bigot but if I die – and I’m not pl … more →

Tags: SF, Strange Horizons

Tribute

stevenhartwriter wrote 1 year ago: A nicely done tribute to the late Thomas M. Disch, who killed himself this past summer, in The New C … more →

Tags: The Reading Life, The New Criterion

Thomas M. Disch, On Wings of Song (1979)

flares wrote 1 year ago: For various day job related reasons, and as a mark of respect, this is my starting point – Dis … more →

Tags: Prose Fiction, Homosexuality, Novels

Thomas Disch, Novelist, Dies at 68

forthesakeofneverendinglove wrote 1 year ago: By DOUGLAS MARTIN Skip to next paragraph Published: July 8, 2008 Thomas M. Disch, an author, poet an … more →

Tags: kematian, death, July, Juli, News, Berita, New York Times, Manhattan

Thomas M. Disch is dead

carstenschmitt wrote 1 year ago: Thomas M. Disch committed suicide. I heard about it just today, although he already died on the 4th … more →

Tags: English, Geek stuff, Leben und so/Life 'n' stuff, Science Fiction

The last roundup1 comment

stevenhartwriter wrote 1 year ago: It’s only natural that a writer as caustic, sharp and intelligent as Thomas M. Disch would ins … more →

Tags: The Reading Life


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