Author Mark Bourne, 50, died Saturday February 25, 2012.
His short fiction appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, and numerous anthologies.
He was a teacher, scriptwriter, film reviewer for film.com, and producer of science shows for planetariums and museums.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Lawhead Bourne.
Grow 100 fairies, get your heart’s desire. All you have to do is feed their ravenous appetite for hair. But don’t let them near your own hair or break any of the other rules. There’s a reason everyone calls them evil fairies …
Chuck Gannon’s novels include National&Wall Street Journal Bestsellers, with shorter works appearing in magazines/anthologies. A Distinguished Prof. of English and 3-time Fulbrighter, his “Rumors of War and Infernal Machines” won the ALA Choice Award
Funeral information for Mark can be found at my LiveJournal.
I’m very sorry to hear that, and I can only offer my deepest condolences to his friends and family.
Upon seeing his name here, I realise I’ve heard of him (good things only) but I’ve never actually read his work. I’ll find something of his today and read it–that’s a promise. Any recommendations?
Recommended: http://www.markbourne.com/works.htm