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February 2, 2018

The legendary Thomas M. Disch was born 78 years ago

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized Ann Monn, barry barnes, billet-doux, birthday, the wall of america, the word of good; or the holy writ rewritten, thomas m disch

Thomas Disch at South Street Seaport June 3 2008 (photo: Houari Boumedienne/Wikimedia Commons)

The influential writer, poet, editor, and essayist Thomas M. Disch was born on February 2, 1940. With the 1965 publication of his first novel THE GENOCIDES, Disch began an impressive output of challenging, creative fiction. Other noteworthy novels included CAMP CONCENTRATION, BLACK ALICE (with John Sladek), 334, ON WINGS OF SONG, THE BUSINESSMAN: A TALE OF TERROR, THE M.D.: A HORROR STORY, and THE WORD OF GOD: OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN.

In 1980, Disch ventured into the world of children’s books with THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER: A BEDTIME STORY FOR SMALL APPLIANCES, which was the basis for the acclaimed Disney film. His other works for children included THE TALE OF DAN DE LION, THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER GOES TO MARS, FILM ADAPTATION, and A CHILD’S GARDEN OF GRAMMAR.

Disch’s numerous shorts stories were collected into several volumes including ONE HUNDRED AND TWO H-BOMBS, FUN WITH YOUR NEW HEAD, WHITE FANG GOES DINGO, GETTING INTO DEATH, FUNDAMENTAL DISCH, THE MAN WHO HAD NO IDEA, and THE WALL OF AMERICA.

As an award-winning essayist, Disch was regular contributor to THE NATION, THE WEEKLY STANDARD, HARPER’S, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. He won a Hugo award for the non-fiction THE DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF: HOW SCIENCE FICTION CONQUERED THE WORLD.

Disch’s acclaimed poetry was collected in several volumes including THE RIGHT WAY TO FIGURE PLUMBING, ABCDEFG HIJKLM NPOQRST UVWXYZ, BURN THIS, DARK VERSES AND LIGHT, HAIKUS OF AN AMPART, and ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT. His poem BILLET-DOUX was produced as limited edition broadside in celebration of Tachyon Publications’ twelfth anniversary.

Sadly, the iconic Thomas Disch died in 2008, just days after Tachyon published what proved to be his final novel, THE WORD OF GOD: OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN.

For more information about THE WORD OF GOD: OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more information about THE WALL OF AMERICA, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

BILLET-DOUX, art and design by Barry Barnes

February 2, 2017

The legendary Thomas M. Disch was born 77 years ago

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized Ann Monn, barry barnes, billet-doux, birthday, poetry, science fiction, the wall of america, the word of god, the word of good; or the holy writ rewritten, thomas disch

Thomas Disch at South Street Seaport June 3 2008 (photo: Houari Boumedienne)

The influential writer, poet, editor, and essayist Thomas M. Disch would have been 77 on February 2. With the 1965 publication of his first novel THE GENOCIDES, Disch began an impressive output of challenging, creative fiction. Other noteworthy novels included CAMP CONCENTRATION, BLACK ALICE (with John Sladek), 334, ON WINGS OF SONG, THE BUSINESSMAN: A TALE OF TERROR, THE M.D.: A HORROR STORY, and THE WORD OF GOD: OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN.

Reading at the 1987 NY Book Fair

As an award-winning essayists, Disch was regular contributor to THE NATION, THE WEEKLY STANDARD, HARPER’S, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. He won a Hugo award for the non-fiction THE DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF: HOW SCIENCE FICTION CONQUERED THE WORLD.

Sadly, the iconic Thomas Disch died in 2008, just days after Tachyon published what proved to be his final novel, THE WORD OF GOD: OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN.

For more information about THE WORD OF GOD: OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more information about THE WALL OF AMERICA, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more information about BILLET-DOUX, visit the Tachyon page.

Art and design by Barry Barnes

February 3, 2016

The legendary Thomas M. Disch was born 76 years ago

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized Ann Monn, barry barnes, billet-doux, birthday, science fiction, the wall of america, the word of god, the word of good; or the holy writ rewritten, thomas disch, thomas m disch

Thomas Disch at South Street Seaport June 3 2008 (photo: Houari Boumedienne)

The legendary writer, poet, editor, and essayist Thomas M. Disch would have been 76 on February 2. With the 1965 publication of his first novel THE GENOCIDES, Disch began an impressive output of challenging, creative fiction. Other noteworthy novels included CAMP CONCENTRATION, BLACK ALICE (with John Sladek), 334, ON WINGS OF SONG, THE BUSINESSMAN: A
TALE OF TERROR, THE M.D.: A HORROR
STORY, and THE WORD OF GOD: OR,
HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN.

THE TALE OF DAN DE LION, THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER GOES TO MARS, FILM ADAPTATION, and A CHILD’S GARDEN OF GRAMMAR.

Disch’s numerous shorts stories were collected into several volumes including ONE
HUNDRED AND TWO H-BOMBS, FUN
WITH YOUR NEW HEAD, WHITE
FANG GOES DINGO, GETTING
INTO DEATH, FUNDAMENTAL
DISCH, THE
MAN WHO HAD NO IDEA, and THE
WALL OF AMERICA.

As an award-winning essayists, Disch was regular contributor to THE
NATION, THE WEEKLY STANDARD, HARPER’S, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE LOS
ANGELES TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. He won a Hugo award for the non-fiction THE
DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF: HOW SCIENCE FICTION CONQUERED THE WORLD.

Disch’s acclaimed poetry was collected in several volumes including THE
RIGHT WAY TO FIGURE PLUMBING, ABCDEFG
HIJKLM NPOQRST UVWXYZ, BURN
THIS, DARK
VERSES AND LIGHT, HAIKUS
OF AN AMPART, and ABOUT
THE SIZE OF IT. His poem BILLET-DOUX was produced as limited edition broadside in celebration of Tachyon Publications’ twelfth anniversary.

Sadly, the iconic Thomas Disch died in 2008, just days after Tachyon published what proved to be his final novel, THE WORD OF GOD: OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN.

For more information about THE WORD OF GOD: OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more information about THE WALL OF AMERICA, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more information about BILLET-DOUX, visit the Tachyon page.

Art and design by Barry Barnes

February 2, 2015

The legendary Thomas M. Disch was born 75 years ago today

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized 334, Ann Monn, barry barnes, billet-doux, broadside, camp concentration, collection, on wings of a song, poem, poetry, science fiction, the wall of america, the word of god, thomas disch, thomas m disch, tom disch

The late Thomas M. Disch was born 75 years ago February 2, 1940. The Hugo award winning author and poet penned many works including the legendary Camp Concentration, 334, and On Wings of Song.

Tachyon was honored to publish Disch’s final two books (The Word of God and The Wall of America). His poem Billet-doux was produced as limited edition broadside in celebration of Tachyon Publications’ twelfth anniversary.

Covers for The Word of God and The Wall of America by Ann Monn.

Art and design for Billet-doux by Barry Barnes.