John Brunner died at Intersection, the Glasgow Worldcon in 1995. I always think of him at this time of year. The other time I always think of him is when I walk into a convention bar and half-expect to see…

Well, dead. And when he stands among the squeaking voices in the Stygian hall before the two dark thrones, then say for me he did me little good and little harm, let him pass on without bitterness but without vengeance,…

“The events of my childhood, lurid as some of them were, contributed more to my sense of independence and my sense of responsibility toward others.” C.J. Cherryh, Cyteen 1988, III, p.24. (Scary Cyteen obsessive fact, I wanted to find the…