December 10, 2006
Star C. Foster
Star C. Foster, blogger and co-author of the most highly acclaimed interactive fiction of 2003, Slouching towards Bedlam, died this morning in Philadelphia. Star was an editor of Phillyist, wrote for Shiny Shiny, and had her own corner of the blogosphere, Sarcasmo’s Corner. Two years ago she joined me and Scott, along with Dan Ravipinto and Emily Short, at the Interactive Fiction Walkthroughs event at the Kelly Writers House. On the Web, along with many of her own photos and much of her writing, you will find a portrait of Star in Rittenhouse Square. The news of her death was posted today on Phillyist.
December 10th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
That’s so sad, she was so young. My condolences to her family and friends.
December 10th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
What shocking news… She was a talented writer. I never met her, but I knew her through her blog, her writing. and her IF.
December 11th, 2006 at 3:41 am
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December 11th, 2006 at 5:26 am
That’s awful. I really liked her, she was a wonderful person.
December 11th, 2006 at 7:12 am
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December 11th, 2006 at 7:41 am
I used to read her blog, too. She was such a funny writer. And, according to the people who knew her, a really nice person. She sure will be missed.
December 11th, 2006 at 2:49 pm
Gosh. I am such a fan of “Slouching Towards Bedlam”… You never see these things coming, really. You read/interact with someone’s work, and then, all of a sudden, that presence, that person you’ll never really get to know, is gone…
And she will be missed…
December 11th, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Very sorry to hear this. I loved Slouching Towards Bedlam.
December 11th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
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December 12th, 2006 at 4:59 pm
January 18th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
At Nick’s prompting, I asked Daniel Ravipinto (Star’s co-author on Slouching Towards Bedlam) to write a piece about Star for SPAG, the IF online magazine I edit. The result can be found in the latest issue: http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag47.html.