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| − | Linda Blanchard is a [[fanzine fan]] who was very active in the early | + | '''Linda Blanchard''' is a [[Texas]] [[fanzine fan]] who was very active in the early 1980s. She is one of several [[fans]] who appear in the [[fan-fiction]] story, "Visit to a Small Factory" by [[Marc Ortlieb]], which originally appeared in ''[[Holier Than Thou]] #25''. Her writing appeared in ''[[Fanthology '93]]''. |
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| + | Originally from [[Connecticut]] and [[Massachusetts]], she studied at Iowa State University before enlisting for a term in the U.S. Navy. Since 1995, she has been co-owner, with her ex-husband and fellow fan [[Dave Bridges]], of [[Astral Castle]], an [[sf bookstore]] and [[games]] shop in Midland, TX. The couple were married from 1986–2015; they have two children. | ||
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| + | Linda is a scholar of and writer about Buddhism. Her book, ''Dependent Arising in Context: the Buddha's core lesson in the context of his time, and ours'', was published in 2013. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 12 October 2022
(January 29, 1954 – )
Linda Blanchard is a Texas fanzine fan who was very active in the early 1980s. She is one of several fans who appear in the fan-fiction story, "Visit to a Small Factory" by Marc Ortlieb, which originally appeared in Holier Than Thou #25. Her writing appeared in Fanthology '93.
Originally from Connecticut and Massachusetts, she studied at Iowa State University before enlisting for a term in the U.S. Navy. Since 1995, she has been co-owner, with her ex-husband and fellow fan Dave Bridges, of Astral Castle, an sf bookstore and games shop in Midland, TX. The couple were married from 1986–2015; they have two children.
Linda is a scholar of and writer about Buddhism. Her book, Dependent Arising in Context: the Buddha's core lesson in the context of his time, and ours, was published in 2013.
- Climbing On Air (with rich brown)
- Egoboodle [1983]
- It Figures [1983]
- The Moving Paper Fantasy [1984]
- Scattershot [1984-86]
- Six point Five #6.5 [1983]
- Some Luck [1983]
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