Thomas Disch - RIP

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 07-06-2008, 03:25 PM

So, I don't know who this guy was, nor have I read his stuff. Apparently he killed himself on the 2nd of July. Someone I know posted about it so I went to investigate who he was.

Something that might interest the creative among us.

His LiveJournal - Updated to the day of his suicide.
http://tomsdisch.livejournal.com/

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M._Disch

Strange.

flippyshark · 07-06-2008, 08:12 PM

That's a pity. I enjoyed reading The Brave Little Toaster (and seeing the movie as well) and I also read and enjoyed his horror novel The M.D. I know he has a lot of science fiction titles worth catching up on, and an upcoming novel entitled The Word of God. (That's intriguing.) A cursory scan of his bio reveals that he lost his partner just a few years ago and had been suffering from depression ever since. Sometimes, an artist's suicide casts too long a shadow on that person's work thereafter, which is too bad. What little I've read of Disch had considerable wit and style.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-07-2008, 07:39 AM

Suicide is always tragic.

I was a fan of The Brave Little Toaster film. Perhaps I'll dig up the story...

07-06-2008, 03:25 PM	#1
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Thomas Disch - RIP So, I don't know who this guy was, nor have I read his stuff. Apparently he killed himself on the 2nd of July. Someone I know posted about it so I went to investigate who he was. Something that might interest the creative among us. His LiveJournal - Updated to the day of his suicide. http://tomsdisch.livejournal.com/ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M._Disch Strange.
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07-06-2008, 08:12 PM	#2
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	That's a pity. I enjoyed reading The Brave Little Toaster (and seeing the movie as well) and I also read and enjoyed his horror novel The M.D. I know he has a lot of science fiction titles worth catching up on, and an upcoming novel entitled The Word of God. (That's intriguing.) A cursory scan of his bio reveals that he lost his partner just a few years ago and had been suffering from depression ever since. Sometimes, an artist's suicide casts too long a shadow on that person's work thereafter, which is too bad. What little I've read of Disch had considerable wit and style.
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07-07-2008, 07:39 AM	#3
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Suicide is always tragic. I was a fan of The Brave Little Toaster film. Perhaps I'll dig up the story... __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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