On Jan 11, 2013, at 5:52 AM, Richard Williamson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Actually, this is a bleg. > > Science Fiction author Jay Lake has a recurrent form of metastatic > cancer. He's been through chemo 3.5 times, etc. > > One of his doctors recommended that he have his genome sequenced, to > allow specialists to finely craft medications that will target the > genetic abnormality (if they can find it) that causes the cancer to > continue to reoccur. His health insurance will not cover the > sequencing, however several of his friends got together and started a > kickstarter-like fund to cover the cost of the sequencing. > > One of the stretch goals (and what drags this, kicking and screaming, > back to on-topic) > > $6000 -- Hugo-award winner Jim C. Hineswill read excerpts from his > very first completed story, which was a 50,000 word novel about his > Dungeons & Dragons character, a purple-clad elf named Nakor. (That's > right, his D&D character was blatantly ripped off from Raymond Feist's > work.) But that's not all! He'll do the reading in costume, dressed as > Nakor, and will post the video for all to see and mock! GOAL UNLOCKED! > > No, I won't post the link to the video because A) It hasn't been > posted yet, and B) you want the link, you go contribute to Jay's > medical care :) > > One wonders if he will interpret Nakor as REF's, or give him his own spin. > > Discussion worthy? > > http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/Sequence-a-Science-Fiction-Writer/38705 > > rip > I will withhold any commentary on Hineswell's character, but will say this is a very worthy cause. Jay is well regarded and held in the affections of many in the community and this struggle is a bitch. Anyone wishing to help out will be a good guy, IMHO. Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
