[News] Remembering Terry Bisson

Sun Jan 14 18:26:25 EST 2024

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> Raise a glass of bourbon to writer, editor, and activist Terry Bisson 
> who passed away on January 10, 2024 at the age of 81.
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> Terry was a crucial part of our radical publishing project, having a 
> hand in dozens of PM books including David Gilbert's Love and 
> Struggle, Robert Hillary King's From the Bottom of the Heap, a wide 
> range of fiction and nonfiction books, his own published works, and as 
> editor of the Outspoken Authors Series.
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> Terry also touched our lives with his generosity and inspired our work 
> with his dedication to justice. He stood with humanity and showed up 
> where it mattered most.
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> Here are a few of those memories and stories to honor our friend, 
> mentor, and editor.
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> Save the Date: Saturday, March 30th in San Francisco
> An Outspoken Authors celebration of the life and work of Terry Bisson
> Co-hosted by City Lights, PM Press, and others
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> FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
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> Terry Bisson interviewed by T.B. Calhoun, an excerpt from The Left 
> Left Behind 
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> which Terry Bisson interviews himself.
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> This was the first book in our Outspoken Authors Series 
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> all edited by Terry Bisson, which include in-depth interviews, short 
> stories, essays, bios, and bibliographies by award-winning fiction 
> writers. There are now over 30 books in the series.
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> READ THE INTERVIEW 
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> RSVP to the FBI, a poem by Terry Bisson
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> "In 1985 I was one of six members of the John Brown Anti-Klan 
> Committee, three women and three men, subpoenaed to a federal grand 
> jury investigating, not our work, but armed actions by comrades who 
> were underground. Following the example of Puerto Rican 
> Independentistas (and most Leftists historically) we refused to 
> cooperate and were for some months political prisoners."
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> READ THE POEM 
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> So Long, Terry.
> Remembrances by PM Press
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> "But TB held his ground. And not out of misplaced machismo. His 
> resolve once cost him 6 months of prison time after refusing to 
> testify against his comrades. Terry Bisson showed up where it mattered 
> most, even when he knew the plan was doomed."
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> "Relaxing we spoke about beer, some of the bikes we saw that day, our 
> favorite booze and the like."
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> "TB - as he referred to himself - always had a way with words. His 
> own, and everyone else's he worked with."
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> READ MORE 
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> Terry Bisson: Editor, Mentor, and Friend by Meg Elison
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> “The Pill” became the novelette that it is because of his help. He 
> stuck with me through the whole process of creating the book, then 
> interviewed me in his own style... When it debuted, he was proud of it 
> and of me, and he said so. I felt like I was taking the baton in a 
> relay race, being passed some of the inimitable power of the writers 
> who had come before me in science fiction and showed me what the genre 
> could really do. He made sure my grip on it was secure before he let 
> go, and I know I was far from unique in that regard. His generosity is 
> one of the things everyone knew about him."
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> READ MORE 
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> In early 2021, Terry Bisson, Nisi Shawl, Nalo Hopkinson, and Meg 
> Elison, all Outspoken Authors, discussed science fiction, utopia, and 
> the craft of writing during a pandemic.
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> Hosted by our friends at Firestorm, this might be the last live video 
> event Terry ever did.
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> WATCH THE EVENT 
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> Books by Terry 
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