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He also had a regularly updated blog at:

http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/

There are many 'back in the day' stories archived there. It's bothering me quite a bit that his latest "To be continued" won't.



He himself (presumably) writes a post in the morning . . . :

This entry was posted on September 2, 2013 at 9:00 am under Miscellaneous: http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2013/09/an-interesting-s...

. . . then someone else finishes the day off with:

This entry was posted on September 2, 2013 at 11:00 pm under Personal: http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2013/09/farewell/

Pohl was not a young man anymore, but it still makes me think what a difference a day makes, and if I live every day as wisely as I can . . .


> It's bothering me quite a bit that his latest "To be continued" won't.

It may be. The blog says that they have a thick file of stuff that he meant to post and will likely continue for a while.

This feels like the passing of an era to me.


I also enjoyed those stories on his blog.

He also wrote a lot about the early days of science fiction in his 1978 memoir, The Way the Future Was. I was particularly fascinated by his association with the Futurians, a NY-based science fiction club which included Isaac Asimov, James Blish, and Cyril Kornbluth.

http://www.worldcat.org/title/way-the-future-was-a-memoir/oc...


Great link. I was surprised to find an entry for today... Makes me wonder if the death was sudden.




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