I'm still a little embarrassed that I didn't mention this in the Fuller book

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This reference to 'Byron's image as the personification of the Byronic hero' reminds me of what Homer Simpson said when told that he had a genetic condition known as Homer Simpson Syndrome: 'Oh, why me?'

Me pitching exactly the same random essay idea every time I get a new editor's contact information

It is a fascinating case study in myth making even in our modern communications age where everything can be verified.

I knew Bob's tale for years & took it to be true until Alec Nevala-Lee did a clinical autopsy.

This 🧵 is mostly this article 👇

slate.com/culture/2022/0…

Now I just feel like I'm writing the world's longest Oppenheimer fanfic

Alec Nevala-Lee I learned about Alvarez from this video, and I didn't realize he's the subject of your next book until I listened to your Hugos There podcast youtu.be/aY985qzn7oI?t=…

A nice mention of my boy Luis Alvarez in the opening of this great piece by Trina 🧚🏽 in the The New York Times. (To be fair, the article that Alvarez saw that day didn't mention Meitner either—I've read it!—but I agree that she deserves a lot more credit.)
nytimes.com/2023/10/02/sci…

A great piece in @slate from Dan Sinykin about the editing / publishing career of Lester del Rey, which I wasn't able to cover in ASTOUNDING—although now I wish I had! But I couldn't have done a better job than this.
slate.com/culture/2023/1…

Alec Nevala-Lee Seth @ Hugos There Podcast I appreciated your balanced perspective. My father read his fiction and non-fiction. I've referred others to your publicbooks.org/asimovs-empire… article.

I've spent more time thinking about Isaac Asimov than just about any other SF writer. Seth @ Hugos There Podcast and I recently took a full hour to discuss his legacy—the good, the bad, and the ugly—and recommend a few overlooked classics.
hugospodcast.com/podcast/zoomed…