Fred Pohl has a blog

[james_davis_nicoll]

The Way The Future Blogs

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[heron61.livejournal.com]

That's very cool indeed. I thought that he had died a number of years back. I fondly remember seeing him at a con in the early 1980s, when he reminisced about his days in the early 1950s as a struggling writer with a battered typewriter, eating dinner from dented cans.

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

I'm happy to say that he's still around, still attending cons, and still writing every day. I saw him at multiple cons last year.

He attended the very first con, in 1936, you know.

[akicif.livejournal.com]

He was in Leeds? ;-)

[almeda.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see one of the Chicago cons put on a 'what the first Worldcon was like' panel, with a slideshow and lecture, with Pohl there to interject and contribute.

[denhow.livejournal.com]

DucKon usually has a panel consisting of Fred Pohl sitting at the front of the room and simply talking about whatever people want him to talk about. He's talked about the first worldcon a lot.

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that. :)

That's impressive

[(Anonymous)]

Especially given that he's only got one working hand to type with.

First Pete Seeger at the pre-Inaugural yesterday, now this. Nice to see 89-yo guys still bringing it!


Doug M.

[montedavis.livejournal.com]

That is wonderful. Full disclosure: not least because it makes me feel younger.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

Amazing, and wonderful news. I have to admit one of the highlights of my fannish life was back in the 80s when my mother and I gave him a ride to the airport. My overwhelming impression was that he was a gentleman, and I'm happy to see he's still around.

Why is his blog such a slow website?

[(Anonymous)]

I've been waiting for the first entry (apparently from his wife) to load for the past two minutes.