Outworlds 71 / Afterworlds in a Final Issue of Inworlds
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new to fandom, told I had to meet Bowers – in my mind a a towering image forming. I began my defense, my fear that I could never dear Bill, when we met measure up to such a friend, you couldn’t know how amazed science fiction fan, creator by your strength I would be – of zines, lover of cons. your strength to go on, to be seen, to bring your star-gazer the shock of it all, joy to the con suite – sitting a singular most encompassing angled in a chair, loving the smile, the eyes in the universe of language of fandom. that smile, the extended hand and nod which said “no pretence here, And now in your afterworld welcome, friend of Glicksohn, new and in ours without you, we face, I am not imposing – I am glad gather again on these pages, You are here.” with you in mind – you are back in our spheres of influence, holding us in orbit, accountable, then letting us spin toward eternity. Thank you! –Susan A. Manchester Afterworlds • 1 Afterworlds 1 Susan A. Manchester: new to fandom,… An Eclectic 5 Pat Virzi: Post-It Notes from Beyond Bill Bowers Appreciation… 6 Bill Bowers: July 20, 1943 – April 17, 2005 …and Fanthology… 8 Michael Glicksohn: Upsetting the Parlance of Bowers edited by 10 Cy Chauvin: Bill Bowers: “I need friends… who care.” Pat Virzi, Jeanne Bowman, 13 Michael Glicksohn: Welcome to Energumen 16 Rich Coad, and Alan Rosenthal 15 Leah Zeldes Smith: How I Met Bill Bowers design, layout & production by 17 William M. Breiding: Bill Bowers Considered As A Helix Pat Virzi 19 Patty Peters: Catalyst ArtWorlds 21 Larry Downes: The Voice in the Dark Afterworlds cover art 27 Chris Sherman: Colonel Bowers & Me: An Appreciation by Rick Lieder 34 Joel Zakem: All the Way from Kentucky (Remembering Frank Johnson) Sheryl Birkhead 21, 64, 154, 217, 227, 289 • 36 Denise Leigh: Remembering Bill Bowers Bill Bowers 77, 101, 104, 107, 246 • Jeanne 38 Rob Jackson: Why I Went to Cincinnati Bowman 237 • Grant Canfield 1, 81, 213 • Derek Carter 118, 138 • Al Curry 59, 80, 41 D. Steven Black: A Letter to Bill 139 • Alex Eisenstein 99 • Kurt Erichsen 43 Geri Sullivan: Details, details 125, 131 • Connie (Reich) Faddis 106, 113 44 Alyson Abramowitz: Designing the World • Brad W. Foster 142, 214, 252, 281 • Dick Glass 89 • David R. Haugh 61, 75, 108, 46 Carolyn Doyle: Memories of Bill Bowers 123, 235, 239, 245, 265, 276, 277, 282 • 48 Stephen Leigh: from the LiveJournal Alan Hunter 18, 182, 186, 189, 248 • Jonh 51 D Gary Grady: My Friend, Bill Bowers Ingram 121 • Terry Jeeves 8, 88 • Tim Kirk 53 Andy Hooper: Thots on Bill Bowers and the Late, Great Outworlds 9 • Stephen Leigh 72 • Linda Michaels 169 • Pat Mueller 211 • Peggy Ranson 16, 59 Memories, Musings, Classic LoCs, and more… The Final “Lettercol” 70, 76, 206, 271 • William Rotsler 12, 34, In order of appearance: Dave Locke, Frank Johnson, Art Metzger, Joel 35, 41, 42, 100, 111, 129, 137, 148, 162, 168, Zakem, Linda Bushyager, Suzanne Tompkins, Sheryl Birkhead, Grant 172, 179, 181, 234, 264, 275, 278 • Dave Canfield, Brad W. Foster, Derek Carter, Schirm, Mike Glyer, David Rowe 39 • Schirm 66 • Stu Shiffman 27, Langford, Taral Wayne, John Hertz, Devon Leigh, Gregory Benford, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 • Dan Steffan 121 • Susan Wood, Robert Lichtman, John Purcell, Arthur Hlavaty, Rich Lynch, Taral Wayne 13, 44, 66, 126, 161, 204, 230 Skel, Michael Dobson, Sam McDonald, Tim Kyger, Sutton Breiding, Hope Leibowitz, rich brown, Mike Glicksohn, Jerry Kaufman, Rick Sneary, Terry Carr, Buck Coulson, Dennis Quane, Norm Hochberg, Eric Lindsay, Photographs Billy Ray Wolfenbarger, Wm. Breiding, Paul Novitski, John M. Koenig, Fred A Levy Haskell 10, 58 • Andy Chris Sherman, Dick Bergeron, and Al Curry. Hooper 53, 54, 55, 56 • Rob Jackson 81 From William’s Pen: A Collection of Writings: 1963–2005 38, 40 • Denise Leigh 47 • Stephen 290 Billy Wolfenbarger: Remembered, and Never Forgotten Leigh 20, 37, 48, 58 • Rich Lynch 69 • Sam McDonald 72 • Andrew Porter 6 • Jeff Schalles 291 • Chris Sherman 79 • LoCs & Comments: Skel 7, 50, 259, 283 • Joel Zakem 62 Wm. Breiding will be publishing the Final Locs on Outworlds 71 / Afterworlds in a final issue of InWorlds. It will be produced as a print-on-demand zine and Outworlds 71 / Afterworlds is available will go to all LoCcers/WAHFs. For completists who don’t LoC, it will available for by Editorial Whim, or $20 US via Amazon purchase from Amazon. (proceeds to benefit the Fan Funds) There is no timeline for publication date, but Wm. says he’ll likely wrap it up in Copyright © 2020, by Pat Virzi, for the Contributors a fairly timely manner after OW71 has been published (“maybe six months?”). 295 Pages • Approximately 161,200 Words Please send your LoCs and comments to both [email protected] and Published 11/11/2020 [email protected]. [email protected] | [email protected] 2 • Afterworlds From William’s Pen A Collection of Writings: 1963–2005 82 Just Plain Bill: 116 “Mae Strelkov’s Friends” :: Sermon of the Month Club The Fannish Fundraiser Double-Bill 6, August 1963 INworlds 4, April 1973 83 Just Plain Bill: 117 Excerpts from “Which Bill are you?” “Mae Strelkov’s Friends” :: Auction Sheet Double-Bill 7, October 1963 INworlds 6, June 1973 84 From William’s Pen: 119 From William’s Pen: Someday I Might Learn Regarding “The Flap”, and Other Double:Bill 10, August 1964 Diversions Outworlds 18, October 1973 85 From William’s Pen: A Farewell Welcome! To Arms 122 “The Fanzine for The Geritol Set” Double:Bill 11, October 1964 Father William’s MISHAPVentures 1, May 1976 87 From William’s Pen: 127 Mike Glicksohn Introduces: Actually Written By William’s Pen Bill Bowers’ Fan GoH Speech – ConFusion 12 Double:Bill 12, April 1965 128 Bill Bowers Explains Mike Glicksohn… 89 From William’s Pen: and Other Short Subjects: The Stateside Expatriate The ConFusion 12 Fan GoH Speech Double:Bill 13, September 1965 Prehensile 15, Sept. 1976 | Mike Glyer, ed. 90 “Discover the Universe!” 134 Bill Bowers’ Second Practice Outworlds 1, Summer 1966 Iguanacon Speech 94 Sphinx Press: the First 5 Years A Statement of Ethical Position Outworlds 1, Summer 1966 by the (Other) Worldcon Guest of Honor Xenium 11, June 1978 | Mike Glicksohn, ed. 97 From William’s Pen: How I Walked and Talked 138 “Welcome to my 100th fanzine…” With St. Louis Fandom Xenolith 5, June 1978 Double:Bill 16, February 1967 141 Tucker was my straight man… Xenolith 6, July 18, 1978 98 From William’s Pen: Letters from the P.I. 143 Letters to Friends Double:Bill 18, March 1968 Xenolith 7, October 22, 1978 101 From William’s Pen: 147 Definitely not an “After Iguanacon” report… When you love, when you care Xenolith 7, October 22, 1978 Double:Bill 19, January 1969 149 Another Fresh Start 104 Impressions IV Xenolith 1 (Second Series), January 8, 1979 Double:Bill 19, January 1969 153 Hindsight and My Ongoing Battle 107 …from William’s Pen with the “Real” World Outworlds I, January 1970 Xenolith 1 (Second Series), January 8, 1979 109 Konfessions of a Rapidograph Addict 154 Notes towards Another Speech Outworlds I, January 1970 Xenolith 1 (Second Series), January 8, 1979 111 Random Thoughts on a 159 1979: Some Settling May Have Occurred Fanzine Review Column Xenolith Three, January 10, 1980 Outworlds I, January 1970 162 Nameless by Design 112 inchoate: Xenolith Three, January 10, 1980 Going the Exponential Route 163 Notes toward a Speech delivered Outworlds 3.1, January 1972 at the NASFiC, NorthAmericon: 114 INChoate: Friday, August 31, 1979 Outworlds, Redefined Xenolith Three, January 10, 1980 (with New & Improved Goals) 169 A Summer to Conjure With Outworlds Series 3 #5, November 1972 Xenolith 14, October 1980 Afterworlds • 3 172 From the Archives: 233 Time Lapse Memories A Computer Relic Outworlds 51, Summer 1987 Xenolith 14, October 1980 235 Dreams / Schemes / Plans: 174 Notes Toward a Speech Delivered at But Only One Big Project At A Time! “The Nine Billion Names of ConFusion,” Outworlds 58, September 1988 Jan. 23, 1981 236 1988 – A Good Year… Xenolith 16, February 1981 Outworlds 59, October 1988 180 Impressions (Series 2, Number 1) 237 ZIP+4 &C Xenolith 16, February 1981 Xenolith 35, March 29, 1991 182 Bill Bowers’ Thots While Swinging 240 Post-It® Notes from FAFIA Energumen 16, Sept. 1981 | Mike Glicksohn, ed. Outworlds 60, April 1991 190 Brought to you by the Editorial Whim of 245 I will do my fanzines… “The Cult Object of Midwestern Fandom” Xenolith 36.5, August 1991 Himself 247 Xenolith 18, September 15, 1981 Fandom & Friendship is Eternal Xenolith 36.75, August 25, 1991 192 Bill Bowers’ “If You Don’t Put That Sword 248 ® Away, Fucker… I’ll Run You Through!” Post-It Notes / all in a column Outworlds 65, February 1993 …being Notes for a speech delivered at ConFusion 11, Friday, January 29, 1982 249 Post-It® Notes On The Cutting Edge Xenolith 20, June 18, 1982 Outworlds 66, May 18, 1993 199 …welcome to Outworlds 37 253 Post-It® Notes From Across the Outworlds 37, January 1984 Span of Years… 200 Genuine OUTWORLDS Outworlds 67, June 1997 Outworlds 37, January 1984 260 One Editorial, Spanning 1992-1997 206 Digressions… with interludes of space-filling Outworlds 29.5, December 1997 Outworlds 38, April 1984 265 Looking Back… 210 Annotating Bowers? A Meandering Autobiography, Outworlds 40, August 1984 with Mysteries Xenolith 42, February 10, 1999 211 …my convention for wimpy fanzine fans everywhere… 271 Imagining the Revival of All Night Fandom Outworlds 41, December 1984 Xenolith 43, May 11, 1999 212 Note: I’m still not mentioning 272 By The Numbers certain names Xenolith 44, February 16, 2000 Outworlds 41, December 1984 273 For A Breath, I Scurry… Xenolith 44, February 16, 2000 213 The End of the Porch Swing Era Outworlds 41, December 1984 275 My Life As a Hanging… whatever! Xenolith 45 214 The Annotated Bowers , May 7, 2001 Shticks.